In North America, this level is generally referred to as graduate school (or sometimes colloquially as grad school). The organization and structure of postgraduate education varies in different countries, as well as in different institutions within countries. This article outlines the basic types of courses and of teaching and examination methods, with some explanation of their history.
alignment - the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines. placement, arrangement - the spatial property of the way in which something is placed; the arrangement of the furniture; the placement of the chairs.
Teachers are an important part of curriculum alignment and development. Curriculum alignment is an academic term meaning that the state and local academic standards, educational programs, instructional materials, teaching techniques and academic assessments all coordinate with one another within schools. Different components of curriculum alignment take place at the school, district and state levels.