Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A college or university student who has not yet received a bachelor's or similar degree.
- adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of undergraduates.
- adjective Having the standing of an undergraduate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A student or member of a university or college who has not taken his first degree.
- Of or pertaining to an undergraduate, or undergraduates collectively: as, undergraduate studies.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A member of a university or a college who has not taken his first degree; a student in any school who has not completed his course. Contrasted with
graduate student . - adjective Of or pertaining to an undergraduate, or the body of undergraduates.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
student at auniversity who has not yetreceived adegree . - adjective Of, relating to, or being an undergraduate.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a university student who has not yet received a first degree
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Examples
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Of the $9,855 in undergraduate tuition and fees charged to Virginia residents this academic year by Longwood University in Farmville, $2,022 - about one-fifth - covers a single fee for athletics.
Athletic fees are a large, and sometimes hidden, cost at colleges Daniel de Vise 2010
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Does U of T teach this theorem in undergraduate at all?
Special Post: Noether’s First Theorem – Emmy Noether for Ada Lovelace Day 2010
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As an undergraduate at Harvard, she could not enter the main undergraduate library or qualify for the most prestigious academic prizes.
Excerpts from 'Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion' by Seth Stern and Stephen Wermiel 2010
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Write a short book (pamphlet) on this, to be used to introduce the topic in undergraduate CS courses, such as computers and society, project courses, etc.
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Write a short book (pamphlet) on this, to be used to introduce the topic in undergraduate CS courses, such as computers and society, project courses, etc.
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The College Television Awards recognizes excellence in undergraduate and graduate student work in the areas of video, digital production and film production by students around the country.
Twilight Lexicon » Peter Facinelli To Be a Presenter at Awards 2010
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I've lived here all my life except during my time in undergraduate school.
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And the rise in undergraduate foreign students has surged for the first time, especially students from China.
Rizwan A. Rahmani: The Anti-Intellectualization of America and Commensurate Candidates Rizwan A. Rahmani 2010
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Maybe doctors are not required to take math classes in undergraduate coursework?
Another COA Review, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Write a short book (pamphlet) on this, to be used to introduce the topic in undergraduate CS courses, such as computers and society, project courses, etc.
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