Higher Education System in the USA Докладчик: Цымбал Марк Леонидович И/б-18-2-о

higher education distinguishes three levels:
undergraduate
graduate
postgraduate

3-4 years
Cost: from $ 16,000
Admission: after graduation and

preparatory program
There is no single curriculum in American higher education. Seminars and lectures are divided into compulsory and optional.

Cost: from $ 20,000
Admission: after undergraduate
Studying at an

American magistracy is much more difficult than studying at undergraduate programs. A large amount of material needs to be studied independently, while developing individual projects.

Cost: from $ 30,000
Admission: after graduate (in some cases,

after undergraduate)
The third stage of higher education in the United States is for those who want to do science.

USA can be obtained at a college or university. Colleges

offer only undergraduate programs, while universities offer undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs. The structure of the university may include several colleges.

association’s degree (AA, AS, AAS)
Ability to transfer to university for

later studies

year education
Getting bachelor’s degree (BA, BS)
Ability to continue education and

get master’s (MA, MS) and doctorate (PhD) degree

universities
Each discipline is evaluated in credits - ECTS credits

- depending on the time allotted for its study, and complexity.
To obtain a bachelor's, master's or Ph.D. you need to collect a certain number of credits for the entire period of study.
For example, at Adelphi University, a basic undergraduate course gives 3 credits, and a laboratory course gives 4 credits.

the course, you need to earn a satisfactory grade in

the discipline.
For each test work during the semester, the student receives a mark - A (excellent), B (excellent), C (good), D (satisfactory) or F (unsatisfactory).