Junior (education)
In the education system of the United States and other countries, such as Malaysia , a junior (Latin: the younger) is usually a student in the third year of their respective educational institution .
education
At high school , which usually covers grades 9 to 12 in secondary education , the term usually refers to eleventh graders. The term should not be confused with junior high school , which can sometimes cover grades 6-10. The traditional high school is therefore also called senior high to distinguish it from the junior high school .
In the undergraduate courses of US universities , traditionally especially at colleges , the term is reserved for students in the 5th and 6th semesters. In the first year of study the term is freshman , in the second sophomore and in the fourth senior , like in high school.
An exception are the military academies, which instead or in addition use the terms Plebe for Fourth Classmen, Yearling or Yuk for Third Classmen, Cow for Second and Firsty (plural: Firsties ) for First Classmen. The Plebe Summer is a training program run by the Naval Academy before the start of the first year of study.
Sports
Competitive sports in the United States are typically held in colleges. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and comparable associations now allow so-called student athletes (German: "student athletes") to be allowed to practice their sport at universities for up to four years (possibly also with interruptions). Usually the same designations apply to them, but due to injuries an athlete can be red-shirted and the designation of the academic and athletic academic year may differ.
The term junior is based on those academic terms, not on the international U20 age classification of under-20s.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jessica Stahl: New For the Glossary: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior. On: Voice of America News website; Washington, DC, April 2, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2018 (in English).