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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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