. Academic adviser: a teacher who helps students and gives them advice on their studies. They also help students choose courses.
. Academic probation, commonly known as "probation", means that students can stay in school to observe snoring because of poor academic performance. If they have been studying for a period of time and still have no progress (for example, their grades have not improved), they will be expelled.
. School year: Normal teaching time, usually from September to June of the following year. Each school decides whether a school year is divided into two semesters, three semesters or four quarters.
. Accreditation: the unofficial accreditation of schools, educational institutions and/or projects by nationally recognized assessment agencies. Whether a school or educational unit files a case is related to whether the credits of one school (or unit) can be recognized by another school (or unit) during students' degree study, and it is also a prerequisite for students to obtain professional certificates or licenses.
. Add card: a card that is officially printed (usually printed by a computer). Students with this card can choose additional courses within a certain term of the semester.
Advanced Placement or Advanced Standing: According to students' previous studies or experiences (often students' scores in special exams), students are allowed to avoid taking some courses that they usually have to study in order to obtain an undergraduate degree.
. Register in advance: take some courses one semester in advance.
Alumni: Anyone who attended or graduated from the same school can be called. Alumni, alumni. The former (alumnus) is female (plural alumnus) and the latter (alumnus) is male (plural alumnus).
. Homework: homework assigned by the teacher that must be completed within the specified time limit.
. . Grant: a scholarship for graduate students who must do some teaching or laboratory work (as a teaching assistant) or research work (as a research assistant).
. Audit: The fees and requirements for regular classes, regardless of grades or credits, are generally the same as those for regular course selection.
Bachelor's degree (bachelor's degree)
B.A.-Bachelor of Arts Degree: A degree awarded by an institution of higher learning after a student has completed a four-year (in some cases, five-year) undergraduate course in literature, art or humanities.
B.S.-Bachelor of Science Degree: A four-year (in some cases, five-year) undergraduate degree in science, mathematics or engineering technology awarded by a higher education institution.
. Announcement: See the column of "Catalogue of Institutions".
. Bursar, see the column "Chief Financial Officer".
Cafeteria: A cafeteria operated by a school or a private contractor.
. Campus: The location of a university or college.
. Karel (Special Desk): A reading desk provided by the library for individual readers to do research in the stacks.
. Cashier: A staff member of the Finance Department or the Chief Financial Officer's Office of an institution of higher learning who is responsible for all payment matters.
Certificate: a certificate obtained after completing a specific technical learning project, usually lasting for one to two years, with qualified results.
Class: The word "class" can be interpreted in many ways. (1—) "Class" refers to a group of students who take classes according to the same course under the guidance of the same lecturer or professor; (2) "Grade" refers to students in the same academic year, such as freshmen and sophomores; (3) "Class" refers to students who graduated in a specific year, such as "1997 class".
. . Class card: A formal card, usually printed by a computer, that allows the holder to attend a class.
. . Class Rank: indicates the ranking or ratio of students' academic achievements in the graduating class. In the grade of 100 students, the grade ranking of the first student is1100, and the last one is 100/ 100. Grade rankings can also be expressed as percentages, with the highest 25% and the lowest 50%.
. College: an institution of higher education that offers undergraduate courses, usually for four years, and awards graduates with bachelor's degrees in arts or science. Sometimes, the word also refers to all institutions of higher learning after completing secondary education.
. College catalogue: the official publication of a college or university, introducing its courses and facilities (such as laboratories, student dormitories, etc.) ), admission conditions and student life.
. . Community College or Junior College: An institution of higher education offering two-year courses, which awards two-year graduates of arts and sciences an associate degree or technical degree in arts or sciences. Four-year higher education institutions that award bachelor's degrees usually recognize credits earned at community colleges or junior colleges. Students who study two-year courses are generally preparing for professional or technical work in the future. Admission to community colleges and junior colleges usually requires a diploma from Lv Xue or equivalent.
. Conditional Admission: Students who do not meet all the admission conditions and are temporarily ready to enroll will be given a trial opportunity for a certain period of time until they meet the admission conditions.
. Consortium: several universities and/or colleges not far away form a cooperative relationship. Students can expand the scope of course selection, fill in materials with library books and enjoy various educational institutions.
. Cooperative education: a highly integrated project of work and study. Students study in a middle school all the time in a school year to gain practical experience in their own professional fields.
. Core courses: Colleges and universities set up a number of undergraduate courses in various disciplines as compulsory courses for a student, also known as "compulsory courses".
. Courses: Classroom teaching is carried out as scheduled, and one to five class hours (or more than five hours) are arranged every week in a semester. A degree-granting course always consists of a certain number of compulsory courses and elective courses, and the regulations of each school are different. Courses offered by schools usually have designated names and codes (such as Mathematics 10 1) to show their differences.
. Course load: the total number of courses registered by students in a semester.
. . Course number: the code assigned to the course, such as "Chemistry 103".
Tutoring: cramming for the exam in the last period of time.
. Credits: units used by colleges and universities to record students' completion of required courses (passing or higher scores) to obtain degrees. The fact sheets of colleges or universities list the academic scores and types of credits required for awarding various degrees, and illustrate the value of each course through the number of credits or the number of student hours and credits.
. . Absenteeism: Unauthorised absenteeism.
Dean: the dean of a professional graduate school or college attached to a university. The director of a department is also called the dean.
. Dean's list: the department or college publishes a list of ordinary undergraduates who have achieved excellent results in this semester every semester, and those on the list are winners.
. Degree: A diploma or academic title awarded to a student who has completed a prescribed course.
Department: the administrative branch of a school, college or university according to its professional disciplines (such as English Department and History Department).
. Discussion group: students discuss the content of the professor's lecture in groups with professors or teaching assistants.
. Dissertation: Writing a thesis on my initial research topic is usually one of the last requirements for awarding a doctorate.
. Doctoral degree: The highest degree awarded by a university to students who have completed at least three years of postgraduate courses after obtaining a bachelor's degree and/or a master's degree and have demonstrated their academic ability in oral and written research and ambitious research submitted in the form of doctoral dissertations.
. Dormitory: Accommodation facilities provided for students on campus. A general student dormitory includes a student dormitory, a bathroom, a lounge shared by several people, and sometimes a canteen.
Drop card 9): a formally printed card, usually typed by a computer. Students who hold this card can quit the course within the specified time without punishment.
. Dropout: A student who has left school and has no intention of returning to school in the near future.
. Elective course: Compared with compulsory courses, students can "freely choose" courses to get credits when they strive for a degree.
. English as a second language (ESL): An English course for people whose mother tongue is not English.
. Night University: A branch of a regular college, mainly for adults who have already joined the work, and study university courses in their spare time.
. Extracurricular activities are part of students' normal life, not formal classroom teaching activities, such as amateur sports activities, non-housework social activities, dancing, joining clubs and so on.
. Faculty: All the teachers in the school, and sometimes all the faculty, are responsible for making the curriculum plan provided by the school.