Academics
Test taken at the end of a course that usually includes subject matter from the entire course.
Final Exam
Campus housing where full-time students live within close distance of the academic buildings.
Dorms
Undergraduate degree that generally requires four years of full-time study. Students must declare a major in a particular field of study
Bachelor's Degree
Term for charges stemming from on-campus food services and housing.
Room and Board
A college publication that describes academic programs, their majors and minors, and required courses and their contents.
Course Catalog
Oral presentation given by a professor to educate students. Sometimes this can refer to a class format that doesn’t require lab-work hours.
Lecture
Time at the beginning of a school year that serves as a training period for new students. Typically includes activities or courses intended to help students get to know the institution and how to use available resources.
Orientation
Undergraduate degree that generally requires two years of full-time study.
Associate's Degree
The core price for college classes.
Tuition
The knowledge, skills, lectures, assignments, tests and presentations that make up a course. It may also refer more broadly to the courses that make up a major or academic program.
A Curriculum
Courses required to complete in order to take more advanced courses or apply to a program.
Prerequisite Courses
Social and academic organizations for college students formed to pursue a common goal or ideals. Most are identified by letters of the Greek alphabet (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc.) and as whole comprise a school’s Greek life.
Fraternity or Sororiety
A non-degree credential that proves knowledge or skill in a specific area. Valued credentials vary by industry and job title.
Certification
The place students go to eat, study, or connect with their on-campus groups
Student Center
Educator assigned to manage an academic department. They unite the department and act as a liaison between the department and college administration.
Department Chair
When taking an ______ course, students attend a class they are interested in without being required to complete assignments or take tests—giving them a chance to learn the material but not for credit.
Audit
A formal graduation ceremony that celebrates recent graduates of the institution with their family and friends.
Commencement
A graduate-level degree pursued after completing a bachelor’s degree program, and requires a year and a half to two years of full-time study and a high-level of mastery in a specific field at the completion of the program.
Master's Degree
Recreational sports organized within an university or college for the purpose of fun and exercise
Intermural Sports
In this type of course, instead of receiving a letter grade, students receive either a P or F on their transcript.
A measure of a class’s time based on how many hours students spend in class, but specific numbers largely depend on the institution.
Credits
The _________ office is responsible for many administrative academic duties like registering students for classes, preparing student transcripts, preparing class schedules and analyzing enrollment statistics.
Registrar
The most advanced academic degree in most fields. Provides the graduate a high level of expertise and greater options for research, writing, teaching and management within their specialty.
Doctoral Degree
A student’s primary resource on their school’s academic policies, disciplinary procures, student expectations and information about financial aid and other student services.
Student Handbook
An extensive research paper created as part of an academic program—typically at the graduate degree level.
Thesis