ASN Education Level Vocabulary This vocabulary is version 1.0 of the ASN EducationLevel vocabulary. In this version, it largely imitates the undeclared ASN EducationLevel vocabulary which owes its origin to the work of the U.S. Department of Education.. Stuart A. Sutton Education Level Pre-K to 12 Elementary School Pre-Kindergarten Nursery School Pre-K Preschool Activities and/or experiences that are intended to effect developmental changes in children, from birth to entrance in kindergarten K Kindergarten A program or class for four-year-old to six-year-old children that serves as an introduction to school 1 First Grade 2 Second Grade 3 Third Grade 4 Fourth Grade 5 Fifth Grade Middle School 6 Sixth Grade 7 Seventh Grade 8 Eighth Grade High School 9 Ninth Grade 10 Tenth Grade 11 Eleventh Grade 12 Twelfth Grade Postsecondary Higher Education College Undergraduate (Lower Division) Community College Junior College Two Year College Use also for: Public or private postsecondary institutions providing at least 2, but less than 4, years of academic and/or occupational education. Two Year Institution:An institution legally authorized to offer and offering at least a 2-year program of college-level studies which terminates in an associate degree or is principally creditable toward a baccalaureate degree. Undergraduate (Upper Division) Four Year College Study in an institution of higher education that precedes the bachelor's or first professional degree Graduate Provided in graduate and professional schools that generally require a university diploma as a minimum condition for admission