Learn the US education system
About US Education System
US education system has a wide selection of study for international students. The abundance of schools, programs and locations gives students more choices but sometimes also difficult decision, even for all American students. At the start of school choice, it is important to understand thoroughly the American education system. Understanding the American education system will help students make the right choices and develop their learning plan.
Education System
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY LEVEL
Before learning higher education program, American students have 12 years of primary school and high school programs from grade one to grade twelve. When six-year-old American high school students starting in elementary school. After five or six years of primary education continue to secondary school.
Grade school consists of two programs: one is the "mid-tier high school" or "junior high school" and two as "high school". Diploma will be issued after graduating from high school. After graduating from high school (12 years), US students can study for college or college. College or University called "higher education."
POINT SYSTEM
Like American students, international students must submit transcripts in the process applying to college or university. The transcript is the official text of the learning outcomes of students. In the US, the transcript includes "points" and "grade point average" (GPA), the student learning outcomes achieved. The courses are usually calculated according to a percentage point, and then converted into points.
System and GPA points in the US may not be easy to understand especially for international students. There are many ways to explain this scoring method. For example, two students in two different schools together to submit a transcript for college. Both students have a grade point average of 3.5, but a high school student and the Student normal high school reputation with more academic pressure. Universities can interpret the average GPA of students two different high schools for two completely different criteria.
Therefore, to note a few important things:
+ Students should choose US colleges matching domestic education at the college search.
+ Learn techniques admission requirements at universities and colleges as well as degree programs because each may have different requirements.
+ regular contact education consultant or mentor to update the school's enrollment information.
+ educational consultants or the instructor will help students to learn whether there are one or two years before being recruited to college or not. If international students at US university before eligible college in the country, the government and employers in some countries will not accept the results of the US study.
Schedule
Schedule begins in August and September and continue into May or June. Most students start school in the fall so international students start school at this time. There are many interesting things when starting a new school year, students can make friends with each other at the moment when they all start a new life in the college auditorium. In addition, students can study a variety of courses, starting from August and continuously throughout the year.
In some schools, the academic year consists of two so-called period of "semesters." (Some schools have school calendar third period, also known as the "trimester") In addition, there are several fields in quarter four periodic system, including the summer period is not required. Normally, excluding the summer period, a school year or semester will consist of two three-quarter.
The system in the US Higher Education: Learning Tier Level
First Level: University
Students at college or university, and not a bachelor's degree, then studying at the university level. Students usually take four years to get a bachelor's degree. Students can start studying for a bachelor's degree through community colleges or four-year university.
The first two years, students will have to learn a lot of different courses, commonly known as basic courses : literature, science, social science, art, history and many other subjects. This helps students to gain knowledge rich common ground before the main subjects focused school.
Many students choose to study at community colleges to complete the first two years of basic school. Students will get forwarded by Associate of Arts (AA), then transfer to a university or four-year colleges.
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