Glossary of Common Education Terms

A

Academic Credit Academic Program Academic Year Accreditation ACT Adult Basic Education Appeal Apprenticeship Aptitude Test Associate Degree Asynchronous Learning

B

Baccalaureate/Bachelor’s Degree

C

Career Counseling/Guidance Case Management Certificate (Educational Certificate) Certificate Program Occupational/Technical/ Vocational Certification Certification Exam Preparation Course Clinical Training Community College Competency Based Education Completion/Completion Rate Contact Hour/Clock Hour Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Continuing Professional Education Corequisite Course Credential Credit Bearing Course Credit for Life Experience Credit/Credit Hour Curriculum

D

Degree Degree Program Developmental Education Didactic Training Diploma Distance Education Doctor’s Degree Clinical Practice Doctorate Degree Research Dropout

E

Education Levels/Levels of Education Elective Course Directed Elective Courses Free English as a Second Language (ESL) Enrollment Externship

F

Full time Student

G

General Education Grading Rubric Graduate Program Graduate Student

H

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations Healthcare Support Occupations High School Diploma or Recognized Equivalent High School Equivalency Program Higher Education Hybrid Class

I

Institution of Higher Education Internship

J

Job Coach Job Description Job Skills Job Title Job Upgrade/Job Promotion

L

License Licensure Licensure Exam Preparation Course

M

Major Master’s Degree Matriculated Student Mentoring

N

National Institutional Accreditation Non Credit Course Non Matriculated Student

O

Occupational Program Occupationally Specific Program Out of State Student Out of State Tuition

P

Part Time Student Placement Services for Student Completers Post Baccalaureate Certificate Post Master’s Certificate Postsecondary Education Practicum Prerequisite Prior Learning Assessment Program/Program of Study

R

Reasonable Accommodation Remedial Courses

S

SAT Semester (Calendar System) Seminar Specialty Standardized Admission Tests Stopout Syllabus Symposium Synchronous Learning

T

Transcript Transfer in Student Transfer of Credit Transfer out Student Trimester (calendar system) Tuition and Fees Tutoring

U

Undergraduate Program Undergraduate Student

W

Weekend/Evening College Workplace Skills Workshop