undergraduate

/,ʌndə'grædjuit/

Thân thiện

An undergraduate studies in the library with a stack of textbooks.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A student at a college or university who is studying for their first degree (such as a bachelor's degree) and has not yet received it.

Usage

• The term "undergraduate" refers specifically to a student's status in higher education before earning a first degree. It distinguishes such students from graduate students (or postgraduates), who are pursuing advanced degrees after their first degree.

Examples

• Noun:
  • She is an undergraduate at Harvard University, majoring in biology.
  • The library offers special study spaces for undergraduates.
  • As an undergraduate, he participated in several research projects.

Advanced Usage

• "Undergraduate education/studies": Refers to the period or program of study leading to a first degree.
  • She completed her undergraduate education in three years.
• "Undergraduate degree": The first degree earned at a university, such as a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.).
  • He holds an undergraduate degree in engineering.

Variants and Related Words

• Undergraduates (n): Plural form.
• Undergrad (n, informal): A common, shortened form of "undergraduate."
  • I was just an undergrad when I took that course.

Synonyms

• College student: A student at a college or university. (Note: This can sometimes include graduate students, while "undergraduate" is more specific.)
• University student: A general term for a student at a university.

Antonyms

• Graduate student / Postgraduate: A student who has earned a first degree and is studying for a more advanced degree.
• Alumnus/Alumna: A person who has graduated from a school, college, or university.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a university student who has not yet received a first degree

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