Vocabulário Avançado para o TOEFL - Education

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

média ponderada, média de notas

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

Diploma de Equivalência Geral, Diploma de Equivalência

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

Bacharel em Artes, Licenciatura em Artes

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

Bacharel em Ciências, Grau de Bacharel em Ciências

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

alumna, ex-aluna

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

aluno, ex-aluno

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

cum laude, com louvor cum laude

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

calouro, novato

someone who leaves school or college before finishing their studies

desistente, abandonador

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

aprendizado híbrido, aprendizado misto

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

faculdade comunitária, universidade comunitária

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

coeducação

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

educação continuada, formação contínua

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

educação especial, educação para necessidades especiais

relating to a college or its students

colegial, universitário

a college or school that provides people with special training

academia, escola especializada

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

ausente, não presente

a formal and academic conference or seminar

coloquio, seminário

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

conservatório, escola de artes

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

curricular, relativo ao currículo

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

extracurricular, complementar

an educational unit that represents a completed course part

crédito, unidade curricular

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

zelador, porteiro

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

decano, decana

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

a faculdade, o corpo docente

the position that a university professor has

cátedra, presidência

a professor who has the highest rank in a university

professor titular, professor completo

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

conselheiro educacional, orientador escolar

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

erudito, especialista

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

detenção, punição

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

suspender, excluir temporariamente

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

expulsão, afastamento

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

matricular, inscrever

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

educação continuada, programa de extensão

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

fraternidade

the process or action of joining a school, course, etc.

inscrição, matrícula

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

sororidade, associação feminina

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

SAT (teste), exame SAT