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| Abbrev. | Program or Description |
|---|---|
| ACT | American College Testing Program |
| ACG | Academic Competitiveness Grant |
| CAL | College Access Loan |
| CLEP | College-Level Examination Program |
| CLT | Classic Learning Test |
| COA | Cost of Attendance |
| CR+M | Critical Reading + Math (Old SAT section scores) |
| EFC | Expected Family Contribution |
| EHS | Early High School Graduation Scholarship |
| ERW+M | Evidence Based Reading, Writing + Math (Revised SAT section scores) |
| FAFSA | Free Application for Federal Student Aid |
| FDSLP | Federal Direct Student Loan Program (also William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program) |
| FFEL | Federal Family Education Loan Program |
| FSEOG | Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant |
| FWS | Federal Work-Study Program |
| GED | General Educational Development Test |
| GPA | Grade Point Average |
| HELP | Health Education Loan Program |
| HHCSLP | Hinson-Hazlewood College Student Loan Program |
| IASG | Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant |
| IB | International Bacculaureate |
| LEAP | Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program |
| LPI | Licence Plate Insignia Scholarship |
| ORSRP | Outstanding Rural Scholar Recognition Program |
| PNRS | Professional Nursing Scholarships |
| PSIG | Texas Public Student Incentive Grant |
| SAR | Student Aid Report (generated from FAFSA application) |
| SASE | Self Addressed, Stamped Envelope |
| SAT® | Scholastic Assessment Test |
| SDS | Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students |
| SLEAP | Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program |
| SMART | National Science & Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant |
| SNS | State Nursing Scholarship |
| TANF | Temporary Assistance to Needy Families |
| TASP | Texas Academic Skills Program |
| TASSP | Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program |
| TCWSP | Texas College Work-Study Program |
| TEACH | Texas Higher Education Assessment (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) |
| TEG/LEAP | Tuition Equalization Grant/LEAP |
| TEOG | Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program |
| TEXAS | Toward EXcellence, Access & Success Grant |
| THEA | Texas Higher Education Assessment |
| TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| TPEG | Texas Public Education Grant |
| TSI | Texas Success Initiative |
| VA | Veterans Assistance (Chapter 35 Educational Benefits for Dependents) |
| VNRS | Vocational Nursing Scholarships |
Key to college descriptions
- (Junior, Public) = 2 year college
- (Junior, Level II, Public) = 2 year college offering limited baccalaureate programs
- (Senior, Public) = 4 year college/university
- (Upper Level, Public) = 3rd and 4th year college/university (to enroll, usually requires over 50 semester hours previously earned)
NOTE: Before continuing into the list of financial aid sources, you may wish at this time to carefully read:
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