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Advanced Vocabulary for TOEFL - Education

Here you will learn some English words about education, such as "gpa", "alumnus", "dropout", etc. that are needed for the TOEFL exam.

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grade point average

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

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General Equivalency Diploma

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

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Bachelor of Arts

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

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Bachelor of Science

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

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alumna

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

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alumnus

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

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alma mater

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

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cum laude

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

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freshman

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

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dropout

someone who leaves school or college before finishing their studies

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blended learning

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

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community college

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

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co-education

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

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continuing education

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

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special education

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

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collegiate

relating to a college or its students

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academy

a college or school that provides people with special training

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absentee

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

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colloquium

a formal and academic conference or seminar

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conservatory

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

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curricular

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

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extracurricular

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

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credit

an educational unit that represents a completed course part

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custodian

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

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dean

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

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faculty

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

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chair

the position that a university professor has

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full professor

a professor who has the highest rank in a university

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guidance counselor

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

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scholar

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

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detention

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

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to suspend

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

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expulsion

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

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to enroll

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

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extension

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

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fraternity

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

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enrollment

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

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sorority

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

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SAT

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

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