G.38 Evaluate career plan to determine appropriate postsecondary education

After mastering G.38, your students should be able to answer the following questions:

• What is the purpose of an employee training program?
• What is a certificate program?
• What is an apprenticeship training program?
• What is community college or junior college?
• What is a technical school?
• What is a proprietary school?
• What is a four-year college or university?
• What are the steps to follow when applying to a post-secondary school?
• What are standardized tests?
• What are the three types of financial aid? How are they different from each other?
  • Scholarships
  • Loans
  • Student employment
• Does every college and university accept transfer students?
• Why is it so important that a two-year school be accredited?
• Why might a course be approved for transfer credit by one four-year school but not by another?
• What happens to your credits if you change majors?