The answer you are looking for is option B. Associate of Occupational Studies.
An associate degree (or associate's degree) is an academic program taken at the undergraduate level. It’s an academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study intended to usually last two years. It aims to give students the basic technical and academic knowledge. It also gives students transferable skills they need to go on to employment or further study in their chosen field.
Answer: authentic to the characters and setting of the story; the slang that they use kind of gives an idea that they may not be very educated and/or live in the country, which also refers to the setting.<span> </span>
