| academic advisor | a secondary area of academic specialization |
| accreditation | a student's average for the semester or quarter |
| alumnus, alumni, alumna, alumnae | a teacher at a university or college |
| associate degree | a unit of study at a college or university, usually represented by one hour of class per week per term, most classes are worth three credit hours and meet for three hours per week |
| bachelor's degree | an advanced degree awarded by a university following completion of studies beyond a bachelor's degree |
| college/university/school | awarded after completing a program of study at a two-year college |
| credit hour | awarded after four years of study at a college or university, also referred to as an undergraduate degree |
| doctoral degree | chosen area of academic specialization |
| faculty | most colleges and universities divide the school year into these parts |
| final exam | most colleges assign students an advisor to help them with problems relating to specific classes, changing majors, or curriculum requirements |
| major | these educational institutions receive public funding and are generally less expensive than private; state schools |
| tuition | schools for in-state students, which do not receive public funding |
| master's degree | the cost of attending classes at a college or university. |
| minor | the most advanced degree, awarded after three to five years of additional study following completion of a master's degree |
| professor | the process by which colleges and universities are granted approval by an official review board, indicating that the institution has met certain requirements |
| public school | the teaching staff of a college or university, the term does not refer to a department within the university, as it does in some countries |
| semester/quarter/term | the test at the end of the term |
| private school | these Latin words refer to graduates of a college or university |
| grade point average (gpa) | these terms are often used interchangeably, differences among the terms do exist, however. One primarily awards bachelor's degrees and concentrates on providing a general, or liberal arts, education. Other tends to be larger and awards advanced degrees (master's and doctoral degrees) along with bachelor's degrees. |






