CSS - Terms 9

Question 1

The grounds and buildings where a college or university is located.

Answer 1

Campus

Question 2

Open to both men and women (often used to describe a school that admits both sexes and a dormitory that houses both genders).

Answer 2

Coed

Question 3

Student housing provided by a college or university, also known as “residence halls,” which typically includes rooms, bathrooms, common areas, and possibly a kitchen or cafeteria.

Answer 3

Dormitories (dorms)

Question 4

A student organization, typically for men, formed for social, academic, community service, or professional purposes. A fraternity is part of a college or university’s Greek system. Some fraternities, such as those with an academic or community service focus, may be coed.

Answer 4

Fraternity

Question 5

A student organization for women formed for social, academic, community service, or professional purposes. A sorority is part of a college or university’s Greek system.

Answer 5

Sorority

Question 6

To register or enter a school or course as a participant.

Answer 6

Enroll

Question 7

A college or university’s official process of welcoming new, accepted students to campus and providing them with information and policies before classes begin, usually in a half-day or full-day event.

Answer 7

Orientation

Question 8

The process in which students choose and enroll in courses to be taken during the academic year or in summer sessions.

Answer 8

Registration

Question 9

A course offered to a small group of students who are typically more advanced and who meet with a professor to discuss specialized topics.

Answer 9

Seminar

Question 10

An academic course that allows students to earn credit for work done outside of the normal classroom setting. The reading or research assignment is usually designed by the students themselves or with the help of a faculty member, who monitors the progress.

Answer 10

Independent study

Question 11

An experience that allows students to work in a professional environment to gain training and skills. Internships may be paid or unpaid and can be of varying lengths during or after the academic year.

Answer 11

Internship

Question 12

Feelings of uncertainty, confusion, or anxiety that can occur when adjusting to a new country and culture that may be very different from your own.

Answer 12

Culture shock

Question 13

A status or period of time in which students with very low GPAs, or whose academic work is unsatisfactory according to the school, must improve their performance. If they are unable to do so, they may be dismissed from the school. Students may also face “disciplinary probation” for nonacademic reasons, such as behavioral problems in the dorms.

Answer 13

Probation

Question 14

An area of academic study.

Answer 14

Discipline

Question 15

A division of a school, made up of faculty and support staff, that gives instruction in a particular field of study, such as the history department.

Answer 15

Department

Question 16

The use of another person’s words or ideas as your own, without acknowledging that person.

Answer 16

Plagiarism

Question 17

A graduation ceremony where students officially receive their degrees, typically held in May or June at the end of the academic year, though some colleges and universities also hold August and December ceremonies.

Answer 17

Commencement

Question 18

A college or university’s collection of fraternities and sororities on campus, whose names originate from letters in the ancient Greek alphabet.

Answer 18

Greek life