Persian Dictionary

Accreditation: A process by which an educational institution is certified by an official agency or association as maintaining acceptable standards or practices.

Academic Advisor: A campus administrator that assists students with academic or personal needs. An academic advisor may also be a professor.

Bachelor Degree: The academic degree awarded for the completion of undergraduate study. The most common bachelor degrees awarded are the B.S. or the Bachelor of Science and the B.A. Bachelor of Arts. Bachelor degrees are usually completed within four years.

Endowment: The total value of the college or universities investments. The endowment is often used to fund the operations of the college and can determine the amount of financial aid available.

Orientation: Time period before the beginning of an academic semester, trimester or quarter where new students are able to adjust to their new lives on a college or university campus through organized programs. Orientation usually takes place just prior to the beginning of an academic semester, trimester or quarter.

life insurance: insurance that pays out a sum of money either on the death of the insured person or after a set period.

travel insurance: insurance that is intended to cover medical expenses, trip cancellation, lost luggage, flight accident and other losses incurred while traveling, either internationally or within one's own country. Policy, billing, quote are some examples of isnurance jargon.

A conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed. The rights conferred by it, or the state of the property conveyed. The deed by which such a transaction is effected.