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Higher Education

Higher Education

Date: Oct 28 2007

Topic: Vocabulary

Author: gkisseberth

Lesson

Here's some vocabulary terms relating to higher education. Add more if you know them or ask about others you're not sure about.

 

 

Higher Education

Vocabulary

A. = Adjective   ADV. = Adverb   IDM. = Idiom   N.= Noun   V. = Verb

   

a college

 N. an educational institution similar to a university

a degree

 N. a title given by a university

facilities

 N. services or conveniences

a junior college

 N. an educational institution where students can begin their university education or complete two year programs

a major

N. the main field of study in which a student specializes

a minor

N. the secondary field of study in which a student specializes

to stand for

 V. to be the short form of, to represent, to mean

terminology

 N. specialized words or expressions used in a particular field, activity, job, science, etc.

to transfer

 V. 1) to move from one place to another said of people or things

B.A.

N. Bachelor of Arts, a university-level degree in a humanities-related subject

B.S.

N. Bachelor of Science, a university-level degree in a science-related subject

Masters

N. the graduate-level degree after a Bachelor and before a Ph.D. There are also different kinds of Masters, including M.A. (Master of Arts), M.S. (Master of Science), M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration), etc.

Ph.D.

 N. Doctorate, highest graduate-level degree Although Ph.D. stands for Doctor of Philosophy, it is commonly used to refer to a doctorate in any field.

 

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