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Formal process of leaving an institution before (and without) completing a degree.
Industry:Education
An assignment (reading or research) carried out by a student under faculty supervision.
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Subject examinations, administered by the College Board, used to measure academic achievement and for student placement.
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The practice 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.
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The faculty member who serves as advisor to all graduate students in a department.
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Regular assignments to be completed outside the classroom and taken into account in the student's course grade.
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Undergraduate student's area of specialization, it consists of a number of courses in one field or in two or more related fields. The major is also referred to as concentration.
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Examinatins given at the conclusion of master's or doctoral coursework.
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Academic calendar in which the year is divided into three 15-week terms; students may study full-time in two of the three or full- or part-time in all three.
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A junior member of the faculty who has not yet received tenure.
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