University

Interlinked Thematic Vocabulary Unit Nº 302 v.1..

    Main Definitions

1. university / college / school |n| an institution of learning of the highest level, having a college of liberal arts and a program of graduate studies together with several professional schools, as of theology, law, medicine, and engineering, and authorized to confer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Continental European universities usually have only graduate or professional schools.
2. universtity student / college student |n| a student enrolled in a college or university.
3. community college |n| a public, two-year postsecondary institution that offers the associate degree. Also known as a "junior college." Community colleges typically provide a transfer program, allowing students to transfer to a four-year school to complete their bachelor's degree, and a career program, which provides students with a vocational degree.

     Entering

1. matriculation |n| the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by fulfilling certain academic requirements such as a matriculation examination.

 

    Facililies

1. campus |n| the buildings of a college or university and the land that surrounds them.
2. "There's accommodation for about five hundred students on campus."
3. dining-hall |n| a large room at a college or university.
4. quad |n| a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings.

    Lodging

1. dormitory |n| a college building containing living quarters for students.
2. student union 1 |n| the building or part of a building specially used by students to meet socially.

    Student Organizations

1. fraternity |n| a student organization, typically for men, formed for social, academic, community service or professional purposes. A fraternity is part of a college or university's Greek system. Some fraternities, such as those with an academic or community service focus, may be coed.
2. student union 2 |n| an organization of students in a college or university that arranges social events and sometimes helps to provide health services and places to live.

     Graduation

1. commencement |n| a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred on university or high-school students.
2. graduation |n| the award or acceptance of an academic degree or diploma, as at a college or school.