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The period of formal academic instruction, usually extending from September to May. Depending on the institution, it may be divided into terms of varying lengths: semesters, trimesters, or quarters.

• master's degree
• GRE
• college catalog
• academic year

Approval of colleges, universities, and secondary schools by nationally recognized professional associations. Institutional accreditation affects the transferability of credits from one institution to another before a degree program is completed and the continuation from one degree level to the next level.

• credits
• accreditation
• campus
• core requirements 

The degree of "bachelor" conferred upon graduates of most U.S. colleges and universities. 

• baccalaureate degree
• college degree
• freshman degree
• graduate

Degree conferred by a college or university after the student has completed a certain number of undergraduate credits. Usually this degree takes four years to earn, and it is a prerequisite for graduate studies. 

• baccalaureate degree
• fly degree
• bachelor's degree
• I'm so cool degree

Where the buildings of a college or university are located.

• walmart
• the ground
• the hallway
• campus

An official publication of a college or university giving information about academic programs, facilities (such as laboratories, dormitories, etc.), entrance requirements, and student life.

• college magazine
• college catalog
• newspaper
• college book

Courses required for completion of the degree.

• freshman
• higher education
• major
• core requirements

Regularly scheduled class sessions of one to or more hours per week during a term. A degree program is make up of a specified number of required and elective courses and varied from institution to institution. The courses offered by an institution are usually assigned a name and a number (such as Mathematics 101) for identification purposes. 

• course
• semester
• credits
• classes

Units used by institutions to record the completion of courses required for an academic degree. The catalog of a college or university defines the number and the kinds of credits that are required for its degrees and states the value in terms of degree credit--- "credit hours" or "credit units"--- of each course offered. 

• credits
• prerequisite
• senior
• postgraduate

Diploma or title conferred by a college, university, or professional school upon completion of a prescribed program of studies. 

• grade point average (GPA)
• liberal arts
• master's degree
• degree