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Higher education
Post-secondary education at universities, academies, colleges, and institutes of technology etc.
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liberal arts
Education; Higher education
The traditional fields of study in the humanities, sciences and social sciences as distinct from technical and professional education.
all but degree (ABD)
Education; Higher education
Not a formal degree; applies to someone who has completed all the requirements for a Ph. D. except the dissertation.
credit-by-examination
Education; Higher education
The practice of awarding students college credit for satisfactory performance on an examination.
open-book examination
Education; Higher education
An examination where students are allowed to consult course materials while answering questions.
freshman
Education; Higher education
First-year student (applies to both college undergraduates and high school students).
visting scholar
Education; Higher education
Individual attending a US institution by special agreement with a foreign institution. A visting scholar does not-matriculate which means that he or she is not engaged in a degree program. To ...
