Higher education

Higher education

Post-secondary education at universities, academies, colleges, and institutes of technology etc.

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associate degree

Education; Higher education

Degree granted upon the completion of a two-year academic program mostly offered at two-year institutions.

The practice of exempting a student from a requirement. For example, if a college required all students to take freshman English, but on the basis of evidence of outstanding prior achievement (such ...

remedial education

Education; Higher education

Instruction designed to bring students up to required basic skills or knowledge levels to allow them to attend programs which they would otherwise have been unable to follow.

course

Education; Higher education

A discrete subject studied during one semester or quarter.

catalog

Education; Higher education

An institution's catalog of programs, curricula and courses.

baccalaureate

Education; Higher education

Formal name for a bachelor's degree. The first university degree awarded upon the completion of an undergraduate curriculum. The degrees are usually known as 'bachelor of arts'; 'bachelor of ...

internship

Education; Higher education

Supervised professional training designed to allow students to apply previously acquired skills and knowledge to practical situations. Internships can be done as part of a course, during vacation or ...