undergraduate
noun
un·der·grad·u·ate
ˌən-dər-ˈgra-jə-wət 
-ˌwāt;
-ˈgraj-wət
: a student at a college or university who has not received a first and especially a bachelor's degree
undergraduate
adjective
Examples of undergraduate in a Sentence
a group of college undergraduates
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In March, 2016, Peter Navarro introduced himself to students in Managing Geopolitical Risk in an Age of a Rising China, a new undergraduate course at the University of California, Irvine.
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Brian Smith was fired as Ohio University's head football coach for multiple violations of his contract, including an extramarital affair with an undergraduate student, according to records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press through a public records request.
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The motive remains unclear, but Neves-Valente briefly attended Brown back in 2000 and 2001 and, before that, also studied at the same Portuguese university where Loureiro earned his undergraduate degree.
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IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2025
In March, 2016, Peter Navarro introduced himself to students in Managing Geopolitical Risk in an Age of a Rising China, a new undergraduate course at the University of California, Irvine.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Brian Smith was fired as Ohio University's head football coach for multiple violations of his contract, including an extramarital affair with an undergraduate student, according to records obtained Thursday by The Associated Press through a public records request.
—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
The motive remains unclear, but Neves-Valente briefly attended Brown back in 2000 and 2001 and, before that, also studied at the same Portuguese university where Loureiro earned his undergraduate degree.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Undergraduate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undergraduate. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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undergraduate
noun
un·der·grad·u·ate
ˌən-dər-ˈgraj-(ə-)wət
-ə-ˌwāt
: a student at a college or university who has not yet received a degree
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