术语表
A Brief 术语表 of American College 术语inology| 受到建议的人、顾问 | Your advisor or counselor is the instructor assigned by the University to help you with your academic program and problems. 你被称为顾问. |
| 审计 | 修一门没有学分的课程. A course audited cannot later be taken for credit. |
| 课堂时间 | Most classes meet for 150 minutes each week either 50 minutes a day Monday, Wednesday and Friday (MWF) or 75 minutes a day Tuesdays and Thursdays (TR). |
| 课程 | 正在研究的特定主题. 例如:一门英语课程. 常与“主语”同义使用." |
| 信贷 | The numerical reward you receive for completing a college course. At Frostburg it is described in semester units. The undergraduate student will ordinarily register for 15 credits of class work each semester. A total of 120 units, or credits, is required to graduate with a BA or BS degree. |
| 课程 | The whole body of courses required for a degree. |
| 部门 | A division of the University which offers instruction in a particular branch of knowledge. 例如:英语系. |
| 选修 | A subject or course which you may choose to study as distinguished from a required course which you must take. |
| 课外 | Those activities which are part of student life but are not part of a course of study. Debate, dramatics, and athletics are extracurricular activities, 例如. |
| 费 | A charge which the University asks you to pay for certain services it offers you. For example: a music fee is paid for private lessons in music. |
| 通识教育 | The knowledge, skills and appreciation that a well-educated person should possess. More than one-third of the work required for graduation consists of general education courses which are required of all students. |
| 级分 | For reasons of simplicity in bookkeeping, grades are assigned numbers call grade points. 你每挣一个小时的A, you are credited with four grade points; for every hour of "B", three grade points; for every hour of "C", two grade points; for every hour of "D", 一个绩点. 来决定你的平均绩点, divide the total number of grade points by the total number of credit hours attempted. |
| 研究生学习 | 课程 work beyond the bachelor's degree; at 澳门十大赌城官方网站, this is course work toward a master's degree. |
| 小时 | 小时, credit hours and credits are terms used interchangeably. |
| U.S. 公民及移民事务 | Administers and enforces immigration related provisions and statutes within the United States. Outside the United States these provisions and statutes are enforced by consular posts of the 部门 of State. |
| 国际中心 教育 |
International students can receive help in adjusting to campus life, in understanding the US educational system, and learn about local customs and culture. |
| 负载 | The total units of credit for which you are registered. The average undergraduate load is 15 hours of credit each semester and 9 hours for graduate study. |
| 大/小 | The subject or field of study which you decide to emphasize. If, 例如, 你打算专攻英语, you will be said to major (or minor) in that field. A major requires you to complete more credits than a minor. |
| 护照 | Please keep this in a safe place and DO NOT allow it to expire while you are in any country other than the issuing country. It is defined as any travel document issued by authority showing the bearer's origin, 身份和国籍, 如果有任何, which is valid for entry of the bearer into a foreign country. |
| 先决条件 | The preliminary requirements which must be met before a certain course can be taken. 因此, English 101 is the prerequisite to all other English courses and must be successfully completed before other course are taken. |
| 缓刑 | The status of a student whose academic progress is unsatisfactory as defined by the University's Academic Standards Committee. |
| 程序 | The curriculum or course of study a student has chosen to pursue. |
| 平均质量点 | Used interchangeably with grade point average. |
| 登记 | The act of enrolling in classes, usually prior to the beginning of a semester. The process includes selecting, with the help of an advisor, courses to be taken. |
| 必修课程 | Those subjects or courses required by Frostburg for the completion of your program. You choose your elective; your required subjects are chosen for you. |
| 学生宿舍 | Buildings on the University campus designed to provide living accommodations for students. Such buildings are owned and maintained by the University. |
| 时间表 |
A listing of the courses you are taking each semester. Your schedule is your program of studies. |
| SEVIS | Student and Exchange Visitor Information System. SEVIS is used to track and monitor schools; exchange visitor programs; and F and J nonimmigrants while they visit the United States and participate in the U.S. 教育系统 |
| 术语 |
The designation for a period of instruction. 在弗罗斯特堡，一个学期. |
| 本科 | A student who has not yet earned a bachelor's degree. |
| 签证 | A stamped or affixed entry on a page of your passport. The nonimmigrant visa stamp will show the visa number, 发证机构所在地, 签证分类, 签发日期, the expiration date and the number of application for admission allowed (multiple). 不要混淆“签证”这两个词,“这是一张入境许可证, with the terms "Arrival/Departure Record," "I-94,或“授权逗留”." These terms refer to a person's permission to remain in the US |