Higher education

Higher education

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

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early admission

Education; Higher education

A program allowing well-qualified high school students to enter college full time before completing secondary school.

commencement

Education; Higher education

Graduation ceremony, usually held in May or June at the end of the academic year.

dual degree

Education; Higher education

Program of study in which a student receives two degrees from the same institution.

instructor

Education; Higher education

A formal term which designates a part-time, temporary, university teacher. It is also a synonym for teacher.

Accreditation granted to a professional school or a program offered at a regionally-accredited institution by accrediting commissions affiliated with national professional organizations in such areas ...

associate professor

Education; Higher education

A tenured member of the faculty.

challenge examination

Education; Higher education

Examination created by an institution as the equivalent to a course. Students who pass challenge tests are commonly exempted from, or given credit for, the course counterpart of the examination.