VOA慢速英语:Online Degree Programs May Change the Future of Higher Education

online – adj. done over the Internet

class(es) – n. a series of meetings in which students are taught a particular subject or activity

degree – n. an official document and title that is given to someone who has successfully completed a series of classes at a college or university

open(s) up – p.v. to become or cause something to become available or possible

bachelor’s – n. a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after four years of study

master’s – n. a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after one or two years of additional study following a bachelor's degree

allow(ed) – v. to let someone have or do something

schedule – n. a plan of things that will be done and the times when they will be done

financially – adv. relating to money

feasible – adj. possible to do

nurse practitioner – n. a nurse who is trained to do some of the things a doctor does, such as give physical exams or order certain medical tests

folk(s) – n. people in general

applied – v. asked formally for something, such as a job, admission to a school, or a loan, usually in writing

graduate – adj. of or relating to a course of studies taken at a college or university after earning a bachelor's degree or other first degree

undergraduate(s) – n. a student at a college or university who has not yet earned a degree

outcome(s) – n. something that happens as a result of an activity or process