Vocabulario Avanzado para el TOEFL - Educación

a number indicating how well a student is doing in the US education system

promedio de calificaciones

an official certificate in the US that people who did not complete high school can obtain by taking some classes and successfully passing a test, which is the equivalent of the actual high school diploma

GED

a university degree awarded to someone who has passed a certain number of credits in the arts, humanities, or some other disciplines

licenciatura

a university degree that a student receives in particular subjects, generally after three to five years of study

licenciatura

a former female student or pupil of a school, university, or college

exalumna

a person, particularly a male one, who is a former student of a college, university, or school

exalumno

the university, college, or school that one used to study at

alma mater

(in the US) with the third highest level of distinction achievable by a student

con honores

a high-school or university student who is in their first year of education

estudiante de primer año

someone who leaves school or college before finishing their studies

persona que abandona los estudios

an educational method in which students learn with the help of electronic and online media as well as traditional classroom teaching

enseñanza semipresencial

a two-year college providing higher education, primarily for students from the local community

colegio comunitario

the practice of teaching pupils of both sexes together in a school

educación mixta

short-term or part-time courses provided for adults who have left formal education

formación continuada

the education of children with special needs, especially those who have physical or learning problems

educación especial

relating to a college or its students

universitario

a college or school that provides people with special training

academia

someone who is not present at school, work, etc. when they are supposed to be

ausente

a formal and academic conference or seminar

coloquio

a school or college that people attend to for studying music, theater, or some other form of art

conservatorio

relating to the topics that a course of study in a school or college consists of

curricular

not included in the regular course of study at a college or school

extracurricular, extraescolar

an educational unit that represents a completed course part

crédito

a person whose job is to take care of a building such as a school, a block of flats, or an apartment building

conserje

the head of a faculty or a department of studies in a university

decano

the staff who teach or conduct research in a university or college

facultad

the position that a university professor has

cátedra

a professor who has the highest rank in a university

profesor titular

someone who is responsible for advising students about educational and personal decisions

consejero académico

someone who has a lot of knowledge about a particular subject, especially in the humanities

erudito, sabio

a type of punishment for students who have done something wrong and as a result, they cannot go home at the same time as others

castigo

to temporarily prevent someone from going to school as a punishment because they did something wrong

suspender

the act of expelling or forcing someone to leave a particular place, especially a school

expulsión

to officially register oneself or someone else as a participant in a course, school, etc.

matricularse

an educational option provided by universities and colleges for people who are not able to study full time

servicio de extensión

a social club for male students in a university or college, especially in the US and Canada

fraternidad

the process or action of joining a school, course, etc.; the number of people who joined a school, course, etc.

inscripción

a social club for female students in a university or college, especially in the US and Canada

sororidad

a test that high school students take before college or university in the US

SAT