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