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Latin honors: Honor given at the the time of completion of a degree.HomeWhy USACredit SystemUndergraduate EducationBachelors DegreeMBA Admission ProcedurePart Time MBA CollegesBest B SchoolsBS Application ProcedureBS Transfer ProcessBA in USMS Application ProcedureTop Engineering CollegesAssociate DegreePhD CurriculumPhD in USADoctorate Application ProcedureBest US UniversitiesAcademic CalendarFundingVisa Application ProcedureVisa DocumentsBooking AppointmentVisa FeeConsulates ListWork Permit for Indian StudentsTips To Cut ExpensesHealth CareCultural AdjustmentsOpening a Bank AccountAccommodationEducational BackgroundIndian Student AssociationsSTD Codes A-ISTD Codes J-MSTD Codes N-RSTD Codes S-ZFederal HolidaysEducational TerminologyCum Laude - with honor/praise
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Grade Point Average (GPA): Average of grades earned by a student during the course of study.
Achievement Tests (ACH): Subject examinations, administered by the College Board.
Advanced Placement Program (AP): Subject examinations, administered by the College Board.
Associate Degree: A a two year degree course. Click here to read more about it, and the difference between an AD and a BS/BA
Bachelor of Science (BS): A four year degree course. Click her e to read more about it.
Bachelor of Arts (BA): A four year degree course. Click here to read more about it.
College Level Examination Program (CLEP): A program offered by the College Board designed to offer students the opportunity to earn college credit by examination.
Comprehensive Examinations: Broad examinations covering material in several courses, typically taken at the end of master's degree programs or after the end of doctoral course work before writing the dissertation.
Credit/Unit: Time-based quantitative measure assigned to courses or course-equivalent learning.
Dual Degree: Program of study in which a student receives two degrees from the same institution.
Elective: A course of study freely chosen by a student from the institution's offerings.
Freshman: First Year College Student
Sophomore: Second Year College Student
Junior: Third Year College Student
Senior: Fourth Year College Student
Open-book examination: An examination where students are allowed to consult course materials while answering questions.
Remedial Education: Instruction designed to bring students up to required basic skills or knowledge levels to allow them to attend programs which they would otherwise have been unable to follow.
Upper-division: The part of the curriculum which is generally taught beyond the second year of a bachelor's degree program and which constitutes its more advanced component.
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jitesh jain5/26/2012 1:50:00 AM
hello sir/madam,i m from india i m studying in Guyana.i am studying bs-md 1st sem. here but i wanna study from US. can u plz show me the procedures for that and there is any chancesto study there. thank you very much...waitin for reply...
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RAJAT KUMAR5/22/2012 9:28:24 AM
I WILL STUDY IN ABROAD. MY no. 8053081070
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sadhana kulkarni5/17/2012 8:20:24 PM
Completed Bachelors of Ayurvedic Medecine and Surgery. Want to study in US what to study so that I can get job in US itself?
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Ann5/10/2012 3:24:19 PM
After credential evaluation,will my MBBS degree be considered as a batchelors in US.So that I can directly take a Masters.?
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Mohd Nazish4/30/2012 3:35:55 PM
hello..! I accomplished my b.com from rohelkhand university, bareily.. i would like to take admissionin U.S for my further study..
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virender kumar4/16/2012 8:27:39 PM
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sukhman4/12/2012 4:26:25 PM
Respected sir/madam, i have completed b.sc nursing with 1st division in sept.2010. i have 1year 6 months experience in clinical area.My IELTS overall score is 6band overall. I am very much interested to do further study in USA. Am i qualifying or not to get study visa of US for medical or nursing study,please tell me as soon as possible. with regards,sukhmanjit
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Sanjay3/18/2012 10:42:47 PM
Hello Girishkumar,First you have to take TOEFL. Then appear for SAT. 89 is the minimum requirement in TOEFL. Try to get at least 1700 in SAT to qualify for good US university. Gather letter of recommendation from your school. Your essay should be touching. Extra curricular activity certificates should be attached with your application form. Select a good university with the help of someone who has an experience in US education field. Keep the money ready to spend on application fees, Councillor fees and tui
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sini3/9/2012 9:39:31 PM
i am currently doing my BA in sociology.Please tell me the various institutes offering higher education in my subject