| Type
of School |
Student
is called... |
Degree
Earned |
University
has graduate school &
undergraduate school:
freshman to doctorate
in one institution
|
a
graduate student
----------------------------------
an undergraduate student |
Graduate
Degrees
Ph.D.
= Doctor of Philosophy
Ed.D. = Doctor of Education
.........................
M.A. = Master of Arts
M.S. = Master of Science
------------------------
Undergraduate Degree
Bachelor's Degree
B.A. = Bachelor of Arts
B.S. = Bachelor of Science
|
| |
a
senior
a junior
a sophomore
a freshman
=
an undergraduate student |
Bachelor's
Degree
B.A. = Bachelor of Arts
B.S. = Bachelor of Science |
| |
a sophomore
a freshman |
Associate's
Degree
A.A. = Associate of Arts
A.S. = Associate of Science |
| High School |
A senior is
in twelfth grade.
A junior is in eleventh grade.
A sophomore is in tenth grade.
A freshman is in ninth grade. |
|
| Junior
High School
= Middle School |
an eighth-grade student
a seventh-grade student |
|
| Elementary School
= Grammar School
= Primary School |
a sixth-grade student / pupil
a fifth-grade student / pupil
a fourth-grade student / pupil
a third-grade student / pupil
a second-grade student / pupil
a first-grade student / pupil |
|
| Kindergarten
Pre-School
Nursery School |
a kindergartner
a pre-schooler |
|