| academic advisor
| a secondary area of academic specialization
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| accreditation
| a student's average for the semester or quarter
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| alumnus, alumni, alumna, alumnae
| a teacher at a university or college
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| 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
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| bachelor's degree
| an advanced degree awarded by a university following completion of studies beyond a bachelor's degree
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| college/university/school
| awarded after completing a program of study at a two-year college
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| credit hour
| awarded after four years of study at a college or university, also referred to as an undergraduate degree
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| doctoral degree
| chosen area of academic specialization
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| faculty
| most colleges and universities divide the school year into these parts
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| final exam
| most colleges assign students an advisor to help them with problems relating to specific classes, changing majors, or curriculum requirements
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| major
| these educational institutions receive public funding and are generally less expensive than private; state schools
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| tuition
| schools for in-state students, which do not receive public funding
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| master's degree
| the cost of attending classes at a college or university.
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| minor
| the most advanced degree, awarded after three to five years of additional study following completion of a master's degree
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| professor
| the process by which colleges and universities are granted approval by an official review board, indicating that the institution has met certain requirements
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| 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
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| semester/quarter/term
| the test at the end of the term
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| private school
| these Latin words refer to graduates of a college or university
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| 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.
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