Semester: A period of approximately 15 weeks which makes up half of the usual academic year in colleges and universities.
Student-Designed Major: An academic program that allows a student to construct a major field of study not formally offered by the college. Often, nontraditional and interdisciplinary in nature, the major is developed by the student with the approval of a designated college officer of committee.
Student Search Service: Student Search Service is a name list service provided by the College Board which gives users access to the largest, most effective and most frequently used admission search service in higher education today. Each year, the service connects more than 6.5 million College Board test-takers with higher education institutions that fit their academic capabilities. Nearly 1,700 colleges, universities and non-profit scholarship organizations use Student Search Service to: o Meet their enrollment goals. o Increase the diversity and geographic representation of their student bodies. o Inform qualified students about specific majors, honors opportunities and financial aid.
Study Abroad: Any arrangement by which a student completes part of the college program, typically the junior year but sometimes only a semester or a summer, studying in another country. A college may operate a campus abroad, or it may have a cooperative agreement with some other American colleges or an institution in another country.
Terminal Program: An education program designed to prepare students for immediate employment. These programs are usually completed in less than four years beyond high school and are available in many junior colleges, community colleges and vocational-technical institutes.
(TOEFL) Test of English as a Foreign Language: Sponsored by the College Board and the Graduate Record Examinations Board, this test helps foreign language students demonstrate their English-Language proficiency at the advanced level required for study in college and universities in the United States. Many colleges require their foreign applicants to take the test as part of their admissions requirements for both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
3-2 Liberal Arts and Engineering Combination: A program in which a student completes three years of study in a liberal arts field followed by two years of professional/technical study (for example engineering, allied health, forestry), and at the end of which the student is rewarded the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees.
Transfer Program: An education program in a two-year college that is offered primarily for students who plan to continue their studies in a four-year college or university.
Trimester: An academic calendar period of about 10 weeks. Three trimesters make up one year. Students make normal progress by attending two of the trimesters each year and in some colleges can accelerate their programs by attending all three trimesters in one or more years.
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