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Higher education
Post-secondary education at universities, academies, colleges, and institutes of technology etc.
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Higher education
Qualifying examination
Education; Higher education
Examinatins given at the conclusion of master's or doctoral coursework.
General education
Education; Higher education
A component of the undergraduate curriculum designed to provide breadth to the curriculum and a common undergraduate experience for all students. It is usually defined on an institution-wide basis ...
Liberal arts
Education; Higher education
The traditional fields of study in the humanities, sciences and social sciences as distinct from technical and professional education.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Education; Higher education
A two-part standardised external examination designed to measure general verbal, quantitative and analytical skills (General Aptitude Test) and knowledge and understanding of subject matter basic to ...
Miller Analogies Test
Education; Higher education
A high-level mental ability test, used by some graduate schools in lieu of the GRE, which requires the solution of 100 intellectual problems stated in the form of analogies.
Work study
Education; Higher education
Employment, usually on campus, awarded to needy students as part of a financial aid package through the U. S. government's Federal Work-Study Program.
