| academic |
a teacher or scholar at a college or university. [1/3 definitions] |
| B.A. |
a college degree earned after four years of study. "B.A". is an abbreviation of "Bachelor of Arts." |
| B.S.1 |
a college degree earned in a science, such as biology or chemistry, after four years of study. "B.S." is an abbreviation of "Bachelor of Science." |
| campus |
the grounds of a school, college, or university. |
| classmate |
a person in the same class as another at a college or school. |
| classroom |
a room in a school or college where classes are held. |
| college |
a school of higher learning that one attends after high school. Most college programs require four years of study. |
| commencement |
the day or ceremony of graduation from a school or college. [1/2 definitions] |
| degree |
a title given by a university or college to a student who has completed a program of study. [1/4 definitions] |
| doctor |
a person who has received the highest degree at a college or university. [1/2 definitions] |
| faculty |
the group of teachers in a school or college. [1/3 definitions] |
| freshman |
a student in the first year of high school, college, or university. |
| graduate |
a person who has finished studying at high school or college. A diploma is given to a graduate to show that all the necessary work has been done. [2 definitions] |
| institute |
a college teaching a special subject matter, such as art or technology. [1/4 definitions] |
| junior |
a student in the third year of study at a U.S. high school or college. [1/5 definitions] |
| M.A. |
a degree earned in particular fields after one or two years of additional study following college. "M.A." is an abbreviation of "Master of Arts." |
| M.B.A. |
a degree earned in accounting or other areas of business after one or two years of additional courses following college. "M.B.A." is an abbreviation of "Master of Business Administration." |
| Ph.D. |
a degree that is earned following college after several years of additional study and the completion of a major research project. "Ph.D." is an abbreviation of Latin words which mean "Doctor of Philosophy." |
| professor |
a teacher with a high rank at a college or university. |
| semester |
one half of a school or college year. |
| senior |
relating to a person or class in the final year of high school or college. [2/7 definitions] |