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Find out the terms you need to know in our distance learning glossary.
glossary - TEFL
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glossary - loan
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glossary - grant
What is a grant?
glossary - scholarship
What is a scholarship?
glossary - hardware
What is hardware?
glossary - software
What is software?
glossary - ACT
What is the ACT?
glossary - SAT
What is the SAT?
glossary - multimedia
What is multimedia?
glossary - life experience
What is life experience?
glossary - portfolio
What is a portfolio?
glossary - FAFSA
What is the FAFSA?
glossary - correspondence
What is correspondence?
glossary - doctorate
What is a doctorate degree?
glossary - associate's degree
What is an associate's degree?
glossary - master's degree
What is a master's degre?
glossary - bachelor's degree
What is a bachelor's degree?
glossary - accreditation
What is accreditation?
transcript
What is a transcript?
glossary - transfer
What does it mean to transfer?
glossary - credit bank
What is a credit bank?
glossary - chat room
What is a chat room?
glossary entry - CLEP
What is the CLEP?
glossary - campus
What is a campus?
glossary - proctor
What is a proctor?
glossary - mentor
What is a mentor?
What is a credit?
What is a credit?
glossary - diploma mill
What is a diploma mill?
glossary - distance education
glossary - distance education
glossary - distance learning
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