campus words Flashcards
To ace
an exam/a course/the final
You‟d better find someone who aced the course to help you.
an all-nighter
to study all night
I had to pull an all-nighter to get ready for the final exam
to audit a course
to attend a course without taking it for credit
You should process a registration drop/add form to schedule an audit
to be behind / to get behind
to be late; to have a lot of work to do; to be off schedule
to bring up your grades
to improve your grades
to call on students
to invite students to speak in class
to call the roll
to read the names of students from a list (roll) in order to take attendance
carrel
cubículo
to check out books
to borrow books from the library
You need a library card to be able to check out books
to be closed out (of classes)
to be denied access to a class
Better register tomorrow before you are closed out of the class you want
coed
an abbreviation for coeducational
a system of education in which both men and women attend the same school
commencement
the graduation ceremony at which students receive their degrees
You usually need to wear academic dress for commencement
committee
a group of professors guiding a graduate student’s program
The committee approves the thesis or dissertation
cram
to study just before a test or an exam, trying to learn a lot of material in a short period of time
(to pull) an all nighter
dean
rector/ra, decano
