Deciphering Academic Jargon

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Across
  1. 4. specialized terminology associated with a specific field
  2. 9. face-to-face meeting with dissertation committee
  3. 10. has authority over the University
  4. 11. job security
  5. 13. independent project that involves research that is used to synthesize a written report
  6. 14. students that already have a bachelor's degree and are pursuing a master's or doctoral degree
  7. 15. helps professors with classes they teach
  8. 16. responsible for designing and carrying out or overseeing others carrying out a research project
  9. 17. protects human subjects
Down
  1. 1. highly standardized version of a proposal
  2. 2. part-time professor who may have completed their doctoral degree or may be working towards doing so
  3. 3. streamlined version of CV
  4. 5. completed all your program requirements except the doctoral dissertation
  5. 6. lays out what you're going to do for your dissertation
  6. 7. non-tenure-track professors with renewable contract and in some cases opportunities for promotion over time
  7. 8. involves applying what you've learned across a whole discipline
  8. 10. ensures rigor of scholarly research
  9. 12. degree commonly for those interested in academia or research
  10. 13. sets policies and decides how a unit will run