The educational system in the United States may be different than the system in your home country.
This list was created to help explain some of the key words and concepts that you will come across as you go through the application process.
学士学位
Students enter a bachelor’s degree program after successful completion of secondary school. It is an undergraduate degree obtained after four years of full-time study.
Classification of Undergraduate Students
Freshman – First-year student Sophomore – Second-year student Junior – Third-year student Senior – Fourth-year student
学院和学校
Universities in the United States are composed of colleges and schools specializing in specific fields. 澳门线上赌博平台大学 has the following schools: 文学院 and 科学, 谢南多厄音乐学院, 卫生专业学院, 伯纳德J. Dunn 药学院, 商学院, and Eleanor Wade Custer 护理学院.
信贷
Value awarded at the successful completion of each course. Most courses at Shenandoah are four credit hours.
秋季学期
Period of the school year which usually begins in late August or early September and ends in December.
费用
Additional costs such as health insurance, orientation, individual lessons and laboratory fees.
全日制课程负荷
All international students must maintain a full-time course load. 本科生, it is 12-credit hours per semester; for graduate students, it is 9-credit hours per semester.
平均绩点（GPA）
A GPA is found by dividing the number of quality points (grades such as A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0) by the number of credit hours the student has attempted.
GRE考试
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE考试) is required for entrance into many graduate-level programs.
GMAT考试
The Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT考试) is not required for entrance into the MBA program at the 澳门线上赌博平台大学 商学院. The GMAT考试 is a computer adaptive test used by many MBA programs to assess the ability of MBA candidates in four areas: analytical writing, 综合推理, 数量和语言.
雅思考试
The International English Language Testing System (雅思考试) can be used to demonstrate the English proficiency of non-native English applicants.
国际学生
入学须知, international students are students who wish to pursue undergraduate or graduate degrees at 澳门线上赌博平台大学 but who are not citizens, permanent residents or refugees in the United States of America.
推荐信
A letter from someone qualified to attest to your academic ability and your potential to succeed in higher education (professor, 雇主, 等.).
生活费/食宿费
Estimated costs for housing and meals.
主要的
An area of concentration in a student’s undergraduate studies.
硕士学位
A graduate degree awarded after the completion of a period of study usually lasting two years. Students may enter a master’s level program upon completion of a bachelor’s degree.
取向
A mandatory period of several days before the beginning of the academic semester in which students are given useful information to help them in their transition to university and American life.
PCAT
The Pharmacy College 招生 Test (PCAT) is used in the admission of graduate-level pharmacy programs.
转学生
A student who has begun his or her undergraduate education at another institution but wishes to complete studies at 澳门线上赌博平台大学. Students may receive transfer credit towards their degree based on the course work they have already completed.
坐
The Scholastic Aptitude Test is commonly required for incoming undergraduate student applicants.
春季学期
Period of the school year which usually begins in January and ends in May.
学生签证
After a student’s application is accepted and his/her financial ability to pay for their university education documented, they will be issued an I-20 form from 澳门线上赌博平台大学 which permits the student to apply for an F-1 student visa. The student is responsible to schedule an interview date with their local United States consulate or embassy in their home country.
托福考试
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (托福考试) can be used to demonstrate English proficiency of non-native English applicants.
成绩单
An official document issued by an academic institution which lists the courses a student has taken, 他们得到的分数/分数, and the degrees or diplomas granted.
学费
课程费用.