Secondary education – Secondary education refers to school studies and culminates in a High School Diploma.
Higher education – Education for people above school age, including college, university, and vocational courses. (also called Tertiary education).
Certificate – For short academic programs.
Diploma – University level programs shorter than a degree.
Degree – Relatively long academic programs covering specific areas in great depth.
Traditionally the first degree you acquire is the Bachelor’s. You can then apply for Master’s and PhD (doctorate). PhD courses may be a mix of theory and practice in your chosen subject.
Curriculum – It means the content taught in a specific academic program. By curriculum, we often mean courses offered by a school.
Tuition fees – What you pay directly to the university and the cost of attendance includes food, housing, transportation, books, and supplies.
Top-tier institutions – Leading or prestigious institutions.
Scholarship – Money for your education awarded based on various criteria defined by a sponsor. Scholarships are awarded for scholastic achievement.
Bursaries – Awarded on the basis of financial need, so it is a certain type of social financial help.
Grants – Funds provided by a certain party, often a government department, corporation, or foundation to an individual or institution.
Fellowships – usually refer to grants in support of post-baccalaureate projects, or to pre-baccalaureate projects pursued outside the standard curriculum.
to revise – to make changes especially to correct or improve (something); to study (something) again.
to enrol (in a degree course) – to enter (someone) as a member of or participant in something; to take (someone) as a member or participant; to become a member or participant.
to review – to look at or examine (something) carefully especially before making a decision or judgment; to study or look at (something) again; to describe or show (a series of things or events from the past).
to research – to study (something) carefully; to collect information about or for (something).
to attend (classes) – to go to or be present at some event.
to major in a subject – to pursue an academic major.
to deliver a lecture – to carry out/conduct a lecture.
to graduate (from a university) – to earn a degree or diploma from a school, college, or university.
to keep up with (your studies) – to go or make progress at the same rate as others.
to demonstrate academic gains – to show academic progress/education achievement.
to broaden horizons – to enlarge/expand someone’s scope.
to fall behind (with studies) – lag behind.
to evaluate – to determine or fix the value of something; to determine the significance, worth, or condition of usually by careful appraisal and study.
to procrastinate – to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done
Campus – the area and buildings around a university, college, school, etc.
Essay – a short piece of writing that tells a person’s thoughts or opinions about a subject
Debate – a discussion between people in which they express different opinions about something
Attendance – the number of people present at an event, meeting, etc. the act of being present at a place; a record of how often a person goes to classes, meetings, etc.
Compulsory – required by a law or rule; having the power of forcing someone to do something
Inquisitive – tending to ask questions; having a desire to know or learn more asking too many questions about other people’s lives
Dissertation – a long piece of writing about a particular subject that is done to earn an advanced degree at a university
Discipline – a field of study
Faculty – a branch of teaching or learning in an educational institution
Peer – a person who belongs to the same age group or social group as someone else
Literacy – the ability to read and write; knowledge that relates to a specified subject
Alumnus – someone who was a student at a particular school, college, or university
Assignment – a specified task or amount of work assigned or undertaken as if assigned by authority
Thesis – a long piece of writing on a particular subject that is done to earn a degree at a university
PlayTruant – Be absent without permission.
Mental agility – ability to think quickly and clearly.
Straight A student – a student who always gets very good marks.
