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Academic counseling/advising: Students at U.S. universities and colleges are typically required to speak one on one with an academic counselor or advisor on a regular basis. Because students elect their own courses the advisor helps them to plan their academic calendars, and ensures that they are taking the classes they need to graduate.
Accreditation: the certification that a school or program meets a prescribed academic standard. It is very important to know that a college or university is accredited.
Advanced placement (AP): Some universities/colleges give credit for class work done in high school or to students who prove via examination that they have achieved university- level proficiency in a certain subject.
Campus: the location of a university, college, or school’s main buildings. U.S. campuses are known for their ample size, architecture, landscaping, and numerous student locales.
Coeducational: used to describe an educational environment that includes students of both sexes.
Cooperative education: a program in which students spend a portion of their time in a professional environment outside of the university. The duration of a bachelor’s program is usually five years.
Credits: Universities and colleges typically assign all courses a certain number of credits. Often the number of credits is equivalent to the number of hours spent in class each week.
Associate’s degree: earned upon completion of a degree program at a 2-year college.
Bachelor’s degree: earned upon completion of an undergraduate program, typically four years, at a college or university.
Master’s and Doctorate degree: earned upon completion of a graduate degree program