Vocabulaire Avancé pour le TOEFL - Éducation

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

moyenne

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

FG, formation générale

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

licence ès lettres, licence en lettres

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

licence ès sciences, licence en sciences

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

ancienne élève, ancienne étudiante

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

ancien élève, ancien étudiant

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

avec mention, avec mention assez bien

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

étudiant de la première année, étudiante de la première année

someone who leaves school or college before finishing their studies

étudiant qui abandonne ses études, étudiante qui abandonne ses études, décrocheur, décrocheuse

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

apprentissage mixte

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

ollège communautaire, BTS, IUT

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

enseignement mixte

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

formation continue

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

éducation spécialisée

relating to a college or its students

collégial

a college or school that provides people with special training

académie

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

absent, absente

a formal and academic conference or seminar

colloque

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

conservatoire

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

qui se rapporte au cursus, qui fait partie du cursus

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

extrascolaire

an educational unit that represents a completed course part

unité de valeur

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

gardien, gardienne

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

doyen, doyenne

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

corps enseignant

the position that a university professor has

chaire

a professor who has the highest rank in a university

professeur d'université

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

conseiller d'orientation, conseillère d'orientation

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

spécialiste, savant, savante, intellectuel, intellectuelle, érudit, érudite

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

retenue, colle

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

suspendre

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

renvoi, expulsion

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

inscrire, s’inscrire

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

service universitaire de formation continue

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

fraternité

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

inscription

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

sororité, association d'étudiantes

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

SAT