- Branche: Education
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The officer responsible for registering students and maintaining their educational records.
Industry:Education
Accreditation granted to a professional school or a program offered at a regionally-accredited institution by accrediting commissions affiliated with national professional organizations in such areas as business, engineering, law, medicine, nursing, physical therapy, etc. Professional accreditation is also known as 'specialized accreditation'.
Industry:Education
Written or oral examinations given to all prospective Ph. D. candidates after they have completed doctoral coursework. The examination results determine whether candidates are admitted to the dissertation stage of the program.
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Letter written in support of a student's application for admission to a study program which assesses the candidate's qualifications for the program in question.
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The first university degree awarded upon the completion of an undergraduate curriculum. The degrees are usually known as 'bachelor of arts'; 'bachelor of science'.
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Higher education institution in which the bachelor's degree emphasis is on liberal or general undergraduate education.
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The average of grades earned in all courses taken during a term divided by the number of credits.
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A course examination which is completed outside of the classroom.
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