Real Life: Post-Secondary Education (1)

Robert is in his second year of college studies at the University of Michigan. In the United States, a second-year college student is a called a ..........
junior
freshman
sophomore
senior

A ......... is a title or designation that is awarded by a university or collegiate institute to a student upon completion of a major in a field of study. Typically, this takes about three to five years to complete and each student must take and successfully pass a number of courses specified by the university/college.
major
minor
degree
faculty

While attending university, Joanne realized that there are a lot of specialized expressions and difficult ......... that students must learn in each specific field of study.
terminology
funding
grants
student loans

Sarah found her professor's ......... to be interesting and thought-provoking. She didn't like getting up that early but decided that class attendance is worthwhile.
funding
lectures
transfers
spring breaks

At most post-secondary institutions, each class/lecture is allotted a specific number of .......... Each student must obtain a certain number of these in order to graduate.
credits
seniors
all-nighters
doctorates

A bachelor's degree is also called an ......... degree in North America. This type of degree is awarded for completing a number of credits within a major field of study and typically takes three, four or five years to complete.
doctorate
master's
undergraduate
graduate

A bachelor's degree is also known as a ......... degree in North America. This type of degree is awarded for completing a number of credits within a major field of study and typically takes three, four or five years to complete.
baccalaureate
doctorate
graduate
final

Sandra's college is .......... This means that the government partially funds the college each year.
transferred
subsidized
tuition
ratified

Most students in North America have to pay for their educational costs. This kind of fee is known as student ......... and is paid to post-secondary institutions in order to attend classes and obtain a degree from the institution. This type of fee is typically paid at the beginning of each semester.
capstone
major
minor
tuition

When a student pulls an ......... this usually means that the student has stayed up all night, without sleeping, in order to study for an exam or complete an assignment that is due.
all-nighter
encryption
armory
apprenticeship