to confer a degree to confer tenure, thesis, paper, dissertation.ĩ. Red Tape: to register (academically and financially) to enroll for admission to interview to sign up for a course to select classes/courses to drop a course, to add a course, 4 a student I.D., 5 library card transcript degrees: B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Tests: quiz to take/to give an exam to retake an exam (a retake) to flunk a course to flunk smb to drop out/to withdraw a pass-fail test multiple choice test essay test SAT, PSAT (preliminary SAT) ACT GPA. g.: to take grammar pass-fail) grades A, B, C, D, E A-student to graduate with straight A a credit, to earn a credit education record. Grades: to get/to give a grade pass-fail grading (e. Academic programs:course (a one / three credit course) to take a course, to give a lecture pass-fail course 1 elective, a major/to major (what's your major?) a minor (second in importance) discussion session seminars a more academic class, usually with grad students a student-teacher.Ħ. 262).ģ Classes taken in summer (during vacation time) to earn additional credits or to improve one's proficiency.Ĥ In-service training, updating one's qualification.ĥ One or more days to read up for an examination.ĥ. Academic calendar: fall spring term/semester fall, winter, spring, summer quarter school/academic year exam period/days - reading days/period 5 break/recess deadline 6 (fall term break whiter recess or winter holidays, summer vacation).ġ The entire teaching staff at an educational institution.Ģ For detailed information see Appendix (p. Structure: college (college of Arts anil Sciences) school (school of Education), evening school 'grad school summer school 3 college of continuing education 4 department career development and job placement office. Administration: dean, assistant dean, department chairman President of the University academic vice-president student government board of trustees.ģ. transfer student night student faculty: 1 teaching assistant, assistant professor, associate professor, (full) professor counselor. Who is who: applicant/prospective student freshman sophomore, junior, senior, undergraduate student graduate (grad) student part-time student.