|
Type
of School |
Student is called... |
Degree Earned |
|
University
has undergraduate & graduate school |
a graduate student |
Graduate Degree
PhD. = Doctor of Philosophy
M.A. = Master of Arts
M.S. = Master of Science |
|
College
= 4-Year-College |
an undergraduate student
=
a senior
a junior
a sophomore
a freshman |
Bachelor's Degree
B.A. = Bachelor of Arts
B.S. = Bachelor of Science |
|
Junior College
= Community College
= 2-Year-College |
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. |
High School Diploma |
|
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 |
|
Excellent