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EDUCATION IN THE US
Pre-school
education
Nursery school
(children of 4 and under)
Kindergarten
(5 y.o.)
Higher education
Institutions
four-year institutions
university
(undergraduate schools)
graduate schools
degrees
doctor's
PhD
EdD
master's
MEd
MA
MS
MBA
are part of a university
or are separate institutions
colleges
degrees
BA
BEd
BS
two-year institutions:
1) usually public;
2) offer technical training
and a basic academic program
degress
AS
AAS
AA
types
technical colleges
community colleges
junior colleges
notes:
other junior, technical and
community colleges award
AA degrees to liberal arts students
AS or AAS degrees to students
with a major in science or practical
technology
after receiving one of the associate degrees,
many students transfer to four-year colleges or universities
to complete the requirements for a bachelor's degree
some junior and community
colleges award only an AA degree
without specifying a major;
Requirments
a standard entrance exam
ACT
(The American College Test)
SAT
(The Scholastic Aptitude Test)
must be taken in your
senior year in high school
is given on a certain day
in Dec./Jan
takes the whole day
3 parts: Math,
English, Logic
each of the subjects
has a max. of 800 points
the lowest score for
getting into university is 550
books with question
for each student
are divided into sections
(with about 70 questions each)
high school grades
(transcripts)
recommendations from
high school teachers
interview
Subjects
compulsory
the subject the students
specializes in is called
a "major"
optional
optional subjects
are called "electives"
every student is assigned
an academic adviser or
a faculty adviser
helps the student decide on
a plan of study
Types
of institutions
public
private
tuition is higher
much the same
as state universities
Categories
of institutions
four-year colleges
universities
technical training
institutions
two-year community
colleges
School
education
Elementary school
(grade school)
6-13 y.o.
one teacher each year
Secondary school
(high school)
Junior high school
(middle school)
grades 7-9 (5-8)
one teacher for
most subjects
the main subjects are:
English, basic math and history
Senior high school
grades 10-12
or 9-12
Interesting facts:
children in high school
are called "students"
instruction in English, math, science,
social studies and PE
time alloted to the basic subjects differs
great variety of electives
school counselors help students
choose electives
after finishing the 12th grade
students receive a high school diploma
no exam is taken in order to graduate