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HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
TOPICAL VOCABULARY 
1. Who is who: applicant/prospective student; freshman; sophomore, junior, senior, 
undergraduate student; graduate (grad) student; part-time student; .transfer student; night 
student; faculty:
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teaching assistant, assistant professor, associate professor, (full) 
professor; counselor.
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2. Administration: dean, assistant dean, department chairman; President of the 
University; academic vice-president; student government; board of trustees.
3. Structure: college (college of Arts anil Sciences); school (school of Education), 
evening school;'grad school; summer school;
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college of continuing education;
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department; career development and job placement office.
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4. Academic calendar: fall spring term/semester; fall, winter, spring, summer 
quarter; school/academic year; exam period/days — reading days/period;
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break/recess; 
deadline
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(fall term break; whiter recess or winter holidays, summer vacation). 
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The entire teaching staff at an educational institution. 
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For detailed information see Appendix (p. 262). 
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Classes taken in summer (during vacation time) to earn additional credits or to improve one's 
proficiency. 
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In-service training, updating one's qualification. 
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One or more days to read up for an examination. 
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The last date for a retake. 

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5. Academic programs: course (a one / three credit course); to take a course, to give 
a lecture; pass-fail course;
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elective, a major/to major (what's your major?); a minor 
(second in importance); discussion session; seminars; a more academic class, usually 
with grad students; a student-teacher.
6. Grades: to get/to give a grade; pass-fail grading (e. g.: to take grammar pass-fail); 
grades A, B, C, D, E; A-student; to graduate with straight A; a credit, to earn a credit; 
education record.
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7. Tests: quiz; to take/to give an exam; to retake an exam (a retake); to flunk a course; 
to flunk smb; to drop out/to withdraw; a pass-fail test; multiple choice test; essay test; 
SAT, PSAT (preliminary SAT) ACT; GPA.
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8. Red Tape: to register (academically and financially); to enroll for admission; to 
interview; to sign up for a course; to select classes/courses; to drop a course, to add a 
course,
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a student I.D.,
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library card; transcript; degrees: B.A., M.A., Ph.D.; to confer a 
degree; to confer tenure, thesis, paper, dissertation.
9. Financing: full-time fees; part-time fees; graiits; student financial aid; to apply for 
financial aid; to be eligible for financial assistance; scholarship; academic fees; housing 
fees; a college work-study job.