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| an educational institution or establishment, in particular. |
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| an educational institution designed for instruction, examination, or both, of students in many branches of advanced learning, conferring degrees in various faculties, and often embodying colleges and similar institutions. |
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| In the United States, community colleges, sometimes called junior colleges, technical colleges, two-year colleges, or city colleges, are primarily two-year public institutions providing lower-level tertiary education also known as continuing education, granting certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees. |
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| a school supported by a private organization or private individuals rather than by the government. |
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| a school supported by public funds |
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| The SAT is defined as the Scholastic Assessment Test, now called the SAT Reasoning Test, which is a test that measures the reading, writing and math levels of high school juniors and seniors. An example of the SAT is the test many students take to get into college. |
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| a degree granted after a two-year course of study, especially by a community or junior college. |
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| a formal request to an authority for something. |
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| a graduate or former student, especially a male one, of a particular school, college, or university. |
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| Academic probation is a warning that the student's performance falls below the institution's requirement for “good academic standing”. Academic standing is most often measured by GPA (grade point average), but may also be determined by academic progress, or the number of credits completed |
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| A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin baccalaureus) or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin baccalaureatus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to seven years (depending on institution and academic discipline). |
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| a degree awarded by a graduate school or department, usually to a person who has completed at least one year of graduate study. Expand. Also called master's. |
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| - A doctorate degree is the highest level of academic degree. Everyone is familiar with the medical doctor, who holds an M.D. (Medical Doctorate). But you can earn a doctorate in almost any subject area. For example, most states require licensed psychologists to hold a doctorate degree in psychology |
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| An undergraduate degree (also called first degree, bachelor's degree or simply degree) is a colloquial term for an academic degree taken by a person who has completed undergraduate courses. It is usually offered at an institution of higher education, such as a university. |
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| A graduate school (sometimes shortened as grad school) is a school that awards advanced academic degrees (i.e. master's and doctoral degrees) with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate (bachelor's) degree with a high grade point average. |
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| The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a form that can be prepared annually by current and prospective college students (undergraduate and graduate) in the United States to determine their eligibility for student financial aid. |
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| Fraternities/Sororities (Greek System) |
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| Fraternities and sororities, or Greek letter organizations (GLOs), are social organizations at colleges and universities. A form of the social fraternity, they are prominent in the United States and the Philippines, with much smaller numbers existing in France, Canada, and elsewhere. |
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| Enrollment Status Definitions. Below are the required credit hours to be certified as a full-time (FT), half-time (HT), or less than half-time (LT) undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral student for a long semester (fall or spring), and for the summer terms. Level. Term/Semester. Enrollment Status. |
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| Enrollment Status Definitions. Below are the required credit hours to be certified as a full-time (FT), half-time (HT), or less than half-time (LT) undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral student for a long semester (fall or spring), and for the summer terms. Level. Term/Semester. Enrollment Status. |
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| A “CREDIT HOUR” is the unit of measuring educational CREDIT, usually based on the number of classroom hours per week throughout a term. Students are awarded credit for classes on the basis of the Carnegie unit. This defines a semester unit of credit as equal to a minimum of three hours of work per week for a semester. |
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| A program of study is a comprehensive, structured approach for delivering academic and career and technical education to prepare students for post-secondary education and career success. |
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| a subject or field of study chosen by a student to represent his or her principal interest and upon which a large share of his or her efforts are concentrated: History was my major at college. a student engaged in such study. |
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| An academic minor is a college or university student's declared secondary academic discipline during their undergraduate studies. ... To obtain an academic minor, a total of three years of study at a university in a selected subject is the usual requirement. |
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| Definition of placement test. : a test usually given to a student entering an educational institution to determine specific knowledge or proficiency in various subjects for the purpose of assignment to appropriate courses or classes |
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| A prerequisite is a required prior condition. If something is required in advance of something else, like if you have to take a beginning Spanish class before signing up for Spanish II, then it's a prerequisite. Add pre meaning "before" to require and you have something that's "required before." |
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| an outline of the subjects in a course of study or teaching |
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| change to another place, route, or means of transportation during a journey. |
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| a sum of money charged for teaching or instruction by a school, college, or university. |
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