undergraduate
Pursuing first degree
An undergraduate is a university or college student who has not yet earned a bachelor's degree.
The word often appears as an adjective: undergraduate courses, undergraduate research.
Informally shortened to undergrad.
After completing this stage, students may pursue graduate or postgraduate studies.
First-year student
- sophomoreSecond-year pupil
- juniorLower in standing
- seniorHigher in rank
- first-yearBeginning student status
second-year · third-year · fourth-year · underclassman · upperclassman · frosh · freshie · matriculation
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
seminars · tutorials · curriculum · syllabus · major · minor · elective · prerequisite
Youth becoming adulthood
- independenceFreedom from external control
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
- growthIncrease in size
maturation · networking · internship · mentorship · socializing · partying · cramming · procrastination
Student living building
- quadEnclosed campus lawn
- dining-hallCommunal eating room
- libraryBook collection or building
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
sorority · roommate · RA · extracurriculars · intramurals · club · organization · tailgate
freshman
First-year student
first-year · second-year · third-year · fourth-year · underclassman · upperclassman · frosh · freshie · matriculation · orientation
university
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- studentOne formally enrolled somewhere
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
lectures · seminars · tutorials · curriculum · syllabus · major · minor · elective · prerequisite · credits
coming-of-age
Youth becoming adulthood
- independenceFreedom from external control
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- self-discoveryLearning one's true character
growth · maturation · networking · internship · mentorship · socializing · partying · cramming · procrastination · debt
dormitory
Student living building
- quadEnclosed campus lawn
- dining-hallCommunal eating room
- libraryBook collection or building
fraternity · sorority · roommate · RA · extracurriculars · intramurals · club · organization · tailgate · homecoming
- studentsstudent, freshman, university students, sophomore, pupil
- academic levelskindergarten, elementary, middle school, high school, freshman
- education levelskindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, college
- PrincetonPrinceton University, orange and black, reunions, campus, honor code
- school affiliationsalumni, student body, faculty, fraternity, sorority
- student statusenrolled, withdrawn, suspended, expelled, active
undergraduategraduate student
Advanced degree candidate
grad student · postgraduate · doctoral student · master's student · postdoc
undergraduateprofessor
Senior university teacher
faculty · instructor · lecturer · teaching assistant · dean
undergraduategraduate
One who earned degree
alumnus · alumna · degree holder · dropout
- undergraduate degreeFirst post-secondary qualification
- undergraduate studentPursuing initial college degree
- undergraduate studiesFirst university-level education
- undergraduate coursesAcademic offerings for degree-seeking students
- undergraduate programPre-graduate academic course
- undergraduate admissionsProcess for accepting students