Higher education

Higher education

Post-secondary education at universities, academies, colleges, and institutes of technology etc.

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Credit-by-examination

Education; Higher education

The practise of awarding students college credit for satisfactory performance on an examination.

Accrediting agencies

Education; Higher education

Agencies that establish operating standards for educational or professional institutions and programs, determine the extent to which the standards are met, and publicly announce their ...

Acceleration

Education; Higher education

Completion of a college programme of study in fewer than the usual number of years, most often by attending summer sessions and carrying extra courses during regular academic terms.

Double major

Education; Higher education

Programme of study in which a student completed the requirements of two majors at the same time.

Sophomore

Education; Higher education

Second year student (Applies to both college undergraduates and high school students)

Open admission

Education; Higher education

Non-selective admission of all students who have completed high school.

Time-based quantitative measure assigned to courses or course-equivalent learning. One credit is usually defined as 50 minutes of instruction over a semester (semester credit) or a quarter (quarter ...