Name:
Muthia Febliana
NIM: D1111171013
From Class: Ocean Engineering Tanjungpura University
NIM: D1111171013
From Class: Ocean Engineering Tanjungpura University
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Understanding
the American Education System
Around age
six, U.S. children begin primary school, which is most commonly called
“elementary school.” They attend five or six years and then go onto secondary
school. Secondary school consists of two programs:
the first is “middle school” or “junior high school” and the second program is
“high school.” A diploma or certificate is awarded upon graduation from high
school. After graduating high school (12th grade), U.S. students may go on to
college or university. College or university study is known as “higher
education.”
A student
who is attending a college or university and has not earned a bachelor’s degree, is studying at the
undergraduate level. It typically takes about four years to earn a bachelor’s
degree. You can either begin your studies in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree at
a community college or a four-year university or college.
In the
first two years of study you will generally be required to take a wide variety
of classes in different subjects, commonly known as prerequisite courses: literature, science, the
social sciences, the arts, history, and so forth. This is so you achieve a
general knowledge, a foundation, of a variety of subjects prior to focusing on
a specific field of study.
Many
students choose to study at a community college in order to complete the first
two years of prerequisite courses. They will earn an Associate of Arts (AA)
transfer degree and then transfer to a four-year university or college.
A “major”
is the specific field of study in which your degree is focused. For example, if
someone’s major is journalism, they will earn a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.
You will be required to take a certain number of courses in this field in order
to meet the degree requirements of your major. You must choose your major at
the beginning of your third year of school.
A very
unique characteristic of the American higher education system is that you can
change your major multiple times if you choose. It is extremely common for
American students to switch majors
at some point in their undergraduate studies. Often, students discover a
different field that they excel in
or enjoy. The American education system is very flexible. Keep in mind though
that switching majors may result in more courses, which means more time and
money.
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