COLLEGE VOCABULARY

Campus: a field on which the buildings of a university are situated.

Sentence: it was undoubtedly the largest high school campus i had ever seen

Quad: a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings

Sentence: students love to hang out in the quad and have a picnic or do homework

Commencement: an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

Sentence: his parents attended his commencement

Dormitory: a college building containing living quarters for students

Sentence: about 160 patients stay in dormitory rooms decorated with religious paintings

Dean: an administrator at a university or college

Sentence: she was promoted to dean in July 2003, the first woman to hold the position

Bursar: the treasurer at a college or university

Sentence: as a great concession, the bursar offered us a room in a hostel for graduate students

Cum laude: with honors; with academic distinction

Sentence: he graduated cum laude, proving that he was a hard-working and honorable student.

Transcript: a written record of dictated or recorded speech

Sentence: i read a transcript of the court’s proceedings

Advisor: an expert who gives guidance

Sentence: she met with her advisor to discuss the option of her switching majors.

Prerequisite: required as a prior condition or course of study

Sentence: before applying to veterinary school, he started taking prerequisites in the evenings, on weekends and in summer school.