Academic degree
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a degree students are awarded upon the completion of a credit course
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hold/have/earn/offer
an ~; confer an ~ on sb; award an ~ to sb;
a ~ -holder; honorary ~;
syn. title
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Academic calendar
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a full schedule of all the academic hours, University events and activities to be attended by the students
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on the ~
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Academic integrity
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academic honesty
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ensure ~;
ant. plagiarism
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Academic term
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a 15-week semester
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fall/spring ~; throughout the ~
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Academic transcript
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written record of a student’s academic performance; official and unofficial transcripts may be obtained by contacting the Registrar
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Academic hour
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a 50 minute class
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Add/drop period
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a period, usually the first week of a term, for students to choose subjects for study from the faculty curriculum
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Academic program
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a set of courses to be taken for earning an academic degree
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complete/enter/take an ~; on the ~
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Advisor (n)
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a teacher/professor who advises students in educational matters
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act as an ~; perform the duties of an ~
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Alumnus (n)
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former student of a university
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an ~ of; the alumnus of the year award; pl. alumni; alumni relations/ office/ foundation
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Baccalaureate (n)
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a program of study for the first academic degree
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enter/take a ~ program
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Bachelor (n)
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a person whom the Bachelor degree is awarded to
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BA (Bachelor of Arts), BSc (Bachelor of Sciences)
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Commencement (n)
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an academic procedure in which diplomas are conferred
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~ speech/date/procedure
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Credit (n)
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a) official certification of successfully completing a course of study; b) a unit of study so certified
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earn a ~; ~ hours; receive full ~ for his studies; carry (three) ~s (about a course)
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Credit system of education
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an educational system based on self-study, creative thinking methods, academic freedom and credit accumulation as the requisite for a degree
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institute/introduce the ~
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Core subjects
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subjects obligatory for study
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Cum laude
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with honors; with academic distinction
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a ~ graduate
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Curriculum (n)
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a document with a full list of obligatory and elective disciplines to be completed and the number of credits to be earned by students to be awarded an academic degree in this or that science field
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~ design/demands/ development; be on the ~; undergraduate/university ~; pl. curricula; curricular (adj)): a cross-~ approach/ project/link
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Dean (n)
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the head of a division, faculty, college or school of a university
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the ~’s office
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Drop in (v)
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visit sb informally and spontaneously
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~ at some place
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Drop out (v)
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leave school or some other academic program before completing it
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a dropout (n);
syn. withdraw
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Enroll (v)
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become or make sb a student on a course
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~ sb in/on sth; ~ in a program/classes; enrollment (n); syn. intake
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Elective (n)
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courses that students may choose to study to complement their major
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an ~ course; do/choose/offer an ~
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GPA
(Grade Point Average)
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the numerical designation of a grade multiplied by the number of credits the course is assigned
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calculate the ~
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Graduate (v)
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complete one’s course of university studies
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~ from a university; (under) ~ program; graduate (n)
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Handout (n)
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hard copies for study purposes that contain supplementary materials for class and self-study work
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develop/distribute ~s
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Incomplete (n)
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grade received when a student is unable to complete coursework due to extenuating circumstances
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get an ~
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Initiation (n)
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ceremony by which a person is introduced into any society
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fraternity ~ procedure
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Major (n)
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the subject area leading to a degree or certificate in which a student chooses to concentrate his/her academic work
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choose a ~; major in (v); ant. minor
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Make up exam
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an exam postponed for a later period
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take/pass/fail in ~
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Mid-term Exam
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a test of students’ progress in the middle of a term
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Retake (n)
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a repeated course in case a student failed an exam
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~ an exam/a test
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Prerequisite/
post-requisite
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a requirement by which students have to complete a study of a specific subject before or after another specified course starts
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a ~ for/to/of;
a necessary ~
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Proctor (n)
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a teacher who observes an exam
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act as a ~; proctor (v); syn. invigilator
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Registrar (n)
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the chief administrative officer in a university
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office of ~;
submit sth to the ~
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Scholarship (n)
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a non-repayable award to an eligible student based upon academic achievement and determined financial need or, in some cases, based upon academic achievement alone
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win/gain/get/lose/be awarded a ~ to the university;
syn. grant
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Student (n)
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any undergraduate student enrolled in the university who is carrying a course load of 12 or more hours per semester
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full-time/correspondence ~
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Syllabus (n)
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the program which briefly describes the subject course
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~ for; be on the ~; follow the ~; ~ requirements;
pl. syllabi
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Tutor (n)
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a teacher who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of students
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act as a ~; tutor in sth (v); tutorial (n)
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Tuition (n)
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teaching, instruction
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~ fee; the language of ~
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