| Term | Definition |
| la bourse | scholarship, fellowship |
| l'enseignement | education, instruction (m.) |
| les matières obligatoires | required courses (f.) |
| le cursus | curriculum |
| la fillière | area of concentration |
| la rentrée | return to school in fall |
| les droits d'inscription | registration fees (m.) |
| la note | grade (in France, schoolwork is graded on the scale of 0-20.) |
| la moyenne | grade average |
| l'U.E. | course credit (f.) |
| le relevé de notes | report card, student record |
| la rédaction | composition |
| la dissertation | essay, paper |
| la dissert | essay, paper (fam.) |
| la thèse | thesis |
| le(les) cours magistral(-aux) | lecture course(s) |
| les travaux dirigés | discussion section, lab (m. pl.) |
| l'interrogation | test, quiz (f.) |
| l'interro | test, quiz (f., fam.) |
| le contrôle | test, quiz (m.) |
| le partiel | midterm exam |
| l'examen | exam (m.) |
| l'examen blanc | practice test (m.) |
| le stage | internship |
| un conférence | a lecture |