Admission requirements refer to an institution’s specific requirements students must meet to be considered for admission. These requirements may include a student’s high school grade point average, st [..]

Class standing is the official year in school based on college credits earned (i.e., Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior).

A provost is a college or university's chief academic officer. The provost often reports directly to the president of a college or university and oversees all of the institution’s academic-relate [..]

An academic advisor is a professional at a college or university who assists a student in making choices concerning what courses to take, when to take them (sequence), how many credits it is advisable [..]

Academic bankruptcy is the removal of an entire transcript or parts of it from a failed or underachieving record after a period of years has passed so that re-entry into an institution with course cre [..]

These standards are expectations and requirements, such as the requirement to maintain a certain grade point average, that students must comply with in order to remain in good standing at an instituti [..]

Academic year refers to the annual schedule of each institution. Academic years are usually divided into quarters, semesters or trimesters. (Note: All public institutions of higher education in South [..]

When an institution of higher education is accredited, such an institution must meet specific requirements with respect to its academic programs, facilities, qualifications of faculty members, etc. to [..]

Some institutions may award college credit based on a student’s score on a test. Students who receive a sufficiently high score on such tests can earn credit in specific subject areas and may be place [..]

Advanced Placement (AP) courses are college-level courses designed by the College Board, Inc. which are offered in high school. It may be possible for students with high scores on standardized tests g [..]