| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| female graduate |
alumna
|
| graduate school offering study leading to a degree of Master in Business Administration |
business school
|
| graduate or adjust a scale |
calibrate
|
| body of students who graduate together |
class
,
year
|
| honors, graduate with |
cum laude
|
| graduate school offering study leading to degrees in dentistry |
dental school
,
school of dentistry
|
| cylindrical graduate |
graduated cylinder
|
| body of students who graduate together this year |
graduating class
|
| advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term) |
houseman
,
intern
,
interne
,
medical intern
|
| recent graduate from medical school |
intern
|
| student or graduate at an Ivy League school |
Ivy Leaguer
|
| graduate school offering study leading to a law degree |
law school
,
school of law
|
| learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system |
law
,
practice of law
|
| graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree |
medical school
,
school of medicine
|
| learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries |
medicine
,
practice of medicine
|
| graduate of nursing school |
nurse
|
| American doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded by a graduate school |
Ph.D.
,
PhD
|
| examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue |
prelim
,
preliminary exam
,
preliminary examination
|
| graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration |
registered nurse
,
RN
|
| graduate student with teaching responsibilities |
teaching fellow
|
