All applicants must have at least a 3.0 grade-point average or the equivalent in work completed after the first two years of a bachelorâs degree program and in all post-baccalaureate course work.
adjustment disorder a mental disorder characterized by a maladaptive reaction to identifiable stressful life events, such as divorce, loss of job, physical illness, or natural disaster; this diagnosis assumes that the condition will remit when the stress ceases or when the patient adapts to the situation.
Definition. A cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is an increase in salary or annuity usually based on an objective measure that estimates how much additional money a typical person or household needs to maintain their standard of living. Inflation acts against the buying power of every dollar.