| A | B |
|---|
| la asignatura | course, subject |
| la beca | scholarship |
| la carrera | career; university major |
| la conferencia | lecture |
| el curso | program, course of study |
| el/la estudiante de primero (segundo, tercero, cuarto, quinto, sexto) | freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, 5th-, 6th-year undergrad) |
| la facultad | school within a university |
| el intercambio | exchange |
| la matrícula | tuition |
| el metro | subway |
| la mochila | backpack |
| la pension | boarding house |
| el profesorado | faculty |
| la oficina de estudios escolares (mex), la secretarIa | office of student services, secretary's office |
| aprobar (ue) | to pass, get a passing grade |
| apurarse | to worry; to rush (H.A.) |
| arreglarse | to arrange, to fix, to sort out |
| enterarse de | to find out about |
| repobar (ue) (H.A.), suspender (Sp.) | to fail, to get a failing grade |
| antipático/a | unplesant, disagreeable |
| deprimido/a | depressed |
| Anda (tú). (Ande [Ud.]). | Come on., Go on. |
| estar libre | to be free, to be unoccupied |
| menos mal | it's just as well, its a good thing... |
| tener aspecto | to look, to appear |
| los apuntes | notes (for a course or lecture) |
| el bachillerato | secondary (high school) education and the degree obtained |
| la calificación, la nota | grade |
| la carrera humanística | liberal arts course of study |
| la casa particular | private home |
| el/la catedrático/a | senior professor |
| la clase optativa | elective course |
| los deberes | homework, assignments |
| el/la decano/a | dean |
| el doctorado | doctoral (Ph.D.) degree |
| la enseñanaza | teaching |
| la especialización | major, field of study |
| el informe | report |
| la lectura | reading |
| la licenciatura | degree obtained after an undergraduate course of study |
| la maestría | master's (M.A.) degree |
| la petición de ingreso | application for admission |
| la plaza reservada | a place in the incoming class |
| el/la rector/a | university president, rector |
| el/la regente de matrícula | registrar |
| el requisito | requirement, required course |
| la residencia estudiantil, el colegio mayor (Sp.) | dormitory |
| la sala de conferencias, el aula | lecture hall |
| la tarea | task, homework |
| el tItulo (universitario) | academic degree |
| el trabajo | paper or other type of written work |
| el/la universitario/a | college student or graduate |
| apuntar | to write down |
| calificar | to grade |
| graduarse, licenciarse | to graduate (from college) |
| matricularse, inscribirse, | to matriculate, to register, to enroll |
| sacar apuntes | to take notes |
| sacar buenas/malas notas | to get good/bad grades |
| seguir (i) un curso | to follow a program/course of study |
| transferir (ie) | to transfer |
| rendir (i) un examen, tomar un examen, sufrir un examen (sp.) | to take an exam |
| seguir (i) una carrera de..., hacer una carrera de... | to pursue a degree in (a field of study) |
| zambutir (mex), tragar (Arg., Urug.), empollar (sp.) | to cram for an exam |
| arquitectura | architecture |
| ciencias naturales | natural sciences |
| ciencias políticas y económicas | political science and economics |
| filosofía y letras | liberal arts, humanities |
| derecho | law |
| historia y arte | history and art |
| ingeniería | engineering |
| medicina | medical school |
| sobresaliente | excellent |
| notable | good |
| aporbado | passing |
| reprobado | failing |
| suspendido (H.A.), suspenso (Sp.) | failing badly, suspended |
| la administración de empresas | buisness administration |
| la antropología | anthropology |
| la biología | biology |
| la ciencia económica | economics |
| las ciencias políticas | political science |
| derecho | law |
| la educación primaria/secundaria | elementary/secondary education |
| la enfermería | nursing |
| la filología | historical study of language and literature |
| la filología inglesa | English (language and literature) |
| la filosofía | philosophy |
| la geografía | geography |
| la geología | geology |
| la historia | history |
| la holtelería (H.A.), la hostelería | hotel management |
| los idiomas | foreign languages |
| la informática | computer science |
| la ingeniería | engineering |
| la linguisitca | linguistics |
| las matematicas | mathematics |
| el periodismo | journalism |
| la psicologia | psychology |
| la quimica | chemistry |
| la sociologia | sociology |
