EDUCATION STAGES

apply to university / be admitted

go to a kindergarten / nursery school / pre-school / (crèche) study under/with
participate in lectures / seminars / individual classes
go to primary / secondary/ high (Am) school additional training / master classes / courses / workshops / conferences
learn the three Rs study at the bachelor’s / master’s level
junior/senior secondary school be in the first / second year
vocational school get a scholarship / grant
general music school / afternoon music school choose optional courses / electives / choose a specialty
learn, attend / participate in classes, take a gap year
do homework assignments, prepare for classes, revise, participate in projects do extramural studies
skip classes / play truant / a truant write / defend a thesis
finish / complete studies
take/sit an exam, pass/fail get / obtain / be granted / be awarded a bachelor’s / master’s degree
assess (continuous vs final assessment) graduate in… (subject) from…. (school)
school-leaving exam / diploma/ certificate I graduated in music theory from the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in
Wrocław.
a graduate of…
study for PhD
do research
receive / obtain a PhD – Doctor of Philosophy
post-doctoral degree (habilitation)
professorship
take /do a postgraduate course / studies

university/academy structure and management:

Rector / Deputy Rector of the university/academy (English: chancellor /
president)
Dean of the faculty / Head of the institute/department/chair/unit