Psychology is the science of behavior and mind, embracing all aspects of conscious and unconscious experience as well as thought.

It is an academic discipline and a social science which seeks to understand individuals and groups by establishing general principles and researching specific cases.

Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met.

If standards are met, accredited status is granted by the appropriate agency.

A school is an institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students (or "pupils") under the direction of teachers.

Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory.

In these systems, students progress through a series of schools.

The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the Regional section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education.

An institution where higher education is taught, is commonly called a university college or university.

A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated.

Usually a college campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls, student centers or dining halls, and park-like settings.