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Higher education
Post-secondary education at universities, academies, colleges, and institutes of technology etc.
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Curriculum
Education; Higher education
The body of courses and other formally established learning experiences which constitute a programme of study.
Transfer credit
Education; Higher education
Credit awarded toward a degree on the basis of studies completed at another institution.
Admissions office
Education; Higher education
The office responsible for admitting students to the institution.
Non-matriculated
Education; Higher education
Enrolled in courses but not in a programme leading to a degree.
Advanced standing
Education; Higher education
The practise of placing a student in a course based on previous achievement levels, e.g., study at an another institution, by challenge examination, AP or CLEP examination results.
American College Tests (ACT)
Education; Higher education
A standardised external battery of tests administered by the American College Testing programme and covering English, mathematics, reading and science reasoning. The tests are designed to assess the ...
Recitation
Education; Higher education
A small-group session where students discuss material covered in large lectures.
