| Choosing
a US Degree Programme
13-18 months before beginning
your study
If you have the basic qualifications to be accepted
at a US institution, you should consider whether a
US degree is right for you.
Click here for a list of Frequently
Asked Questions on Studying in the US.
Curriculum:
US undergraduate degrees pursue a Liberal Arts Philosophy,
where students take a variety of courses in the arts
and sciences before concentrating in one academic
area.
Associate's
Degrees:
There are two different types of Associate's Degrees.
The College Transfer Associate's Degree is a two-year
degree designed to meet the requirements of the first
two years of a Bachelor's Degree. The Terminal Associate's
Degree is a two-year degree designed to provide a
vocational qualification. Please read our Two-Year
Colleges section for further information on Associate's
Degrees.
Bachelor's
Degrees:
These consist of :
1) general education courses in a range of subjects;
2) a major, which is the concentrated field of study
;
3) electives, which are non-required classes a student
chooses to take.
Bachelor's degrees are usually completed in 4 years;
however, there is no fixed time scale. Instead, a
specified number of credits, units or semester hours
are required, and the degree is awarded upon their
completion. Each class (course) taken is given a credit
value. Continuous assessment is a prominent feature
and each class is graded, with that grade then converted
into a numeric equivalent on a scale of 0 - 4.0 or
0 - 5.0. Each score is averaged to create a Grade
Point Average (GPA), which is used as an indicator
of performance.
In the US, the terms 'college' and 'university' are
synonymous and refer to institutions that award undergraduate
degrees.
Sites
to help you make a choice:
www.petersons.com
http://educationusa.state.gov/
www.collegeboard.org
www.univsource.com/usspec.htm
www.collegenet.com
www.collegeview.com
www.eiworldwide.com
www.edupass.org
www.embark.com
www.goabroad.com
www.collegequest.com
www.petersons.com
www.schoolsintheusa.com
www.studyusa.com
www.usjournal.com
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