College Edition word list

Official certification of a school's standards.

“The school lost accreditation mid-semester.”

A part-time college instructor.

“The adjunct teaches at three schools.”

Acceptance into a school.

“His admission letter arrived at 2am.”

A male graduate of a school.

“One alumnus funds the entire gym.”

A tiered hall for large lectures.

“The amphitheater echoes every yawn.”

A structured period of learning a skilled trade through supervised work and training.

“The group had heard apprenticeship before the campus round, but nobody trusted the spelling.”

A piece of academic work that a student is required to complete.

“The campus round table recognized assignment instantly and still could not agree on the spelling.”

A large hall for lectures or events.

“The auditorium seats were built for punishment.”

A bachelor's degree or its ceremony.

“The baccalaureate service ran long.”

A first-level university degree.

“He finally finished his bachelor degree.”

The treasurer of a college.

“The bursar has questions about your balance.”

A self-service dining hall.

“The cafeteria calls it lasagna, legally.”

The grounds of a college.

“The campus is dead in August.”

A final major project or course that brings together learning from a degree program.

“The campus round moved on, but people were still whispering the letters in capstone.”

Educating students of different genders together in the same institution.

“The host repeated coeducational twice in the campus round before anyone wanted to go first.”

Relating to a college, university, or college-level style of activity.

“Someone confidently said collegiate in the campus round and immediately got challenged on the spelling.”

A graduation ceremony.

“The commencement speaker went way over.”

A formal assembly of a university.

“Convocation robes in August heat.”

A qualification, degree, certificate, or record showing someone's education or competence.

“The registrar asked for one more credential before approving the application.”

Excessive emphasis on formal degrees or qualifications as proof of ability.

“Credentialism turned the campus round into an unexpectedly competitive spelling moment.”

The subjects making up a course of study.

“The curriculum changed again.”

A qualification awarded by a college.

“Four years and one very expensive degree.”

The certificate awarded at graduation.

“The diploma is still in its tube.”

Relating to a doctorate, the highest level of academic degree in many fields.

“At the campus round, doctoral came up and everyone immediately had an opinion.”

A shared student residence.

“The dorm smells like ramen and regret.”

A building with student rooms.

“The dormitory alarm went off at 3am.”

A person who lives in the same college dormitory or residence hall.

“The host read out dormmate during the campus round, and half the room asked to hear it again.”

A course a student chooses rather than one required for the program.

“She chose an elective that had nothing to do with her major.”

Retired but keeping an honorary title.

“The emeritus professor still emails at dawn.”

A short piece of writing on a topic.

“The essay was due at midnight and started at eleven.”

Outside the regular course of study.

“His only extracurricular is napping.”

The exams at the end of a term.

“Nobody has slept since finals started.”

A social organization for male students.

“The fraternity adopted a raccoon.”

A first-year student.

“Every freshman got lost in the same hallway.”

The ceremony of receiving a degree.

“Graduation ran three hours in full sun.”

An annual celebration welcoming graduates back.

“The homecoming float lost a wheel.”

Involving competition or activity between different colleges or universities.

“The intercollegiate tournament brought teams from six universities.”

The practice of combining ideas or methods from multiple academic fields.

“As soon as interdisciplinarity appeared in the campus round, everyone started silently counting letters.”

A temporary position for gaining experience.

“The internship pays in experience.”

Played between teams within one school.

“Their intramural dodgeball team is undefeated.”

An educational talk to an audience.

“He slept through the lecture.”

A student's main field of study.

“He changed his major four times.”

A person who has formally enrolled or been admitted into a school or university.

“Matriculant sounded easy in the campus round until somebody had to spell it without autocorrect.”

To formally enroll as a student at a college or university.

“They decided to matriculate before the day was over.”

Formal enrollment at a university.

“Matriculation day is chaos.”

An exam given halfway through a term.

“The midterm covered chapters nobody read.”

A secondary field of study.

“Her minor is somehow harder than her major.”

An introduction program for new students.

“Orientation was six icebreakers deep.”

Relating to teaching methods, education, or the theory of instruction.

“The host repeated pedagogical twice in the campus round before anyone wanted to go first.”

The desire to promote others' welfare.

“The fraternity calls the car wash philanthropy.”

Passing off another's work as your own.

“The essay flagged for plagiarism.”

A new recruit to a fraternity or sorority.

“The pledge cleaned the house for a month.”

An institution focused especially on technical, engineering, scientific, or vocational education.

“He enrolled at a polytechnic known for engineering programs.”

Taking place after completion of a bachelor's degree.

“She enrolled in a postbaccalaureate program before applying to medical school.”

Relating to study undertaken after completing an undergraduate degree.

“At the campus round, postgraduate came up and everyone immediately had an opinion.”

Relating to education after high school.

“By the end of the campus round, postsecondary was still the word people were debating.”

A course of supervised practical work.

“Her practicum starts at 6am sharp.”

A course required before another.

“The prerequisite has a prerequisite.”

The habit of delaying tasks.

“Procrastination is his true major.”

Relating to supervising examinations or enforcing academic rules.

“Someone confidently said proctorial in the campus round and immediately got challenged on the spelling.”

A senior college teacher.

“The professor canceled class and became a legend.”

The position or office held by a university professor.

“Professorship turned the campus round into an unexpectedly competitive spelling moment.”

A senior academic administrator at a college or university.

“Provost turned the campus round into an unexpectedly competitive spelling moment.”

The study of the mind and behavior.

“Everyone in intro psychology diagnoses their roommate.”

An open square on a campus.

“Someone is always juggling on the quad.”

The official who keeps student records.

“The registrar has one working phone line.”

An extended leave for study or rest.

“Her sabbatical is entering year three.”

The student with the second-highest rank.

“The salutatorian is still bitter about it.”

A grant of money for study.

“Her scholarship covers tuition.”

A tradition of formal academic reasoning associated especially with medieval European universities.

“The campus round table recognized scholasticism instantly and still could not agree on the spelling.”

Half of an academic year.

“One semester left, somehow.”

A second-year student.

“The sophomore now gives campus tours.”

A social organization for female students.

“The sorority chant is stuck in my head.”

An outline of a course.

“It was on the syllabus.”

A book used for studying a subject.

“The textbook cost more than his rent.”

A draped garment worn at certain parties.

“His toga was clearly a fitted sheet.”

An official record of grades.

“Do not show my transcript to anyone.”

The fee charged for instruction.

“Tuition went up again, somehow.”

A person who teaches one student at a time.

“His tutor gave up in week two.”

A student in the earlier years of high school or college.

“Underclassman was the one word everyone remembered after the campus round.”

A college or university student who has not yet completed a bachelor's degree.

“The word undergraduate sparked the longest debate of the campus round.”

The student giving the farewell speech.

“The valedictorian cried halfway through.”

Relating to a farewell address or final speech, especially at graduation.

“At the campus round, valedictory came up and everyone immediately had an opinion.”

Officially dropping a course.

“One quiz in, he filed for withdrawal.”