| A Level |
Advanced Level (equivalent to 12th-13th year) |
| BA |
Bachelor of Arts |
| BAC |
British Accreditation Council |
| BBA |
Bachelor of Business Administration |
| BS |
Bachelor of Science |
| BTEC |
Business & Technology Education Council. BTECs range from Entry Level to Level 8 (graduate level) on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF), offering the only seamless progression route across all levels, starting with BTEC Firsts and Nationals as GCSE and A level equivalents. They are developed in consultation with industry and professionals, ensuring that they are relevant, progressive and recognised by professional bodies, employers and universities |
| CPT |
Curricular Practical Training |
| EDEXCEL |
A portmanteau word derived from the words of “educational” and “excellence”. Edexcel offers a variety of UK qualifications in A levels, GCSE, BTEC. They are also one of England, Wales and N. Ireland’s five main examination boards |
| GCE |
General Certificate of Education (equivalent to Phil Private High School, 11th yr) |
| GMAT |
Graduate Management Admissions Test |
| GNVQ |
General National Vocational Qualifications |
| GRAD CERT. |
Graduate Certificate |
| GRAD.DIP |
Graduate Diploma |
| GRE |
Graduate Record Exams |
| HND |
Higher National Diploma |
| IB |
International Baccalaureate Diploma (equivalent to A Level) |
| IELTS |
International English Language Testing System |
| MA |
Masters in Arts |
| MBA |
Masters in Business Administration |
| MS |
Masters in Science |
| NVQ |
National Vocational Qualifications |
| O Level |
Ordinary Level or GCSE – (equivalent to 10th-11th year) |
| OJT |
On the Job Training |
| OPT |
Optional Practical Training |
| SAT |
Scholastic Aptitude Test |
| TOEFL |
Test of English as a Foreign Language |
| UCAS |
University and Colleges Admissions Services |
| UCLES |
University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate |
| WES |
World Education Services |
