matric

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

matric
    n 1: admission to a group (especially a college or university)
         [syn: {matriculation}, {matric}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

matric \matric\ n. [Shortened from matriculation.]
   admission to a group (especially a college or university).
   [slang]

   Syn: matriculation.
        [WordNet 1.5]