1. Associate degree is a kind of undergraduate education, which is between high school education and undergraduate education. In the United States, associate degrees are usually obtained in community colleges or vocational and technical colleges for two to three years, one of which focuses on general education in universities and the second on professional training. Associate degree includes associate degree in arts and associate degree in science.
A bachelor's degree usually takes four years of study. In the first two years, American students need to study some compulsory courses in general subjects. After the second year, they choose one of the last two professional courses, and they need to study these subjects for the remaining two years. After getting a bachelor's degree, most Americans will end their student career and start looking for a job.
3. American masters are divided into academic and teaching types. Most academic students are awarded master of science degrees, and are required to complete major courses, pass exams, and finally have graduation thesis. Some teaching types are awarded master of arts? Waiting for a degree. The curriculum of some teaching-oriented masters is similar to that of some academic masters, but there is usually no graduation thesis, which is replaced by the projects involved in the course.
In America, it takes three to six years to get a doctorate. Law, doctor of law is generally three years, and other majors are generally five years. The first stage of doctoral research is two years. At the end of the doctoral research, a general examination of all subjects studied before is called a preliminary examination. After passing, you can begin to do specific research for your doctoral thesis.
American universities usually have three minor courses.
The first is to narrow down the traditional minor of major. For example, the minor in international relations includes all the basic courses of international relations and a few advanced courses. The second minor is a minor with no specific related major. For example, after studying a series of courses related to entrepreneurship in a university, you will get a minor in entrepreneurship even if there is no entrepreneurship major in the university. Finally, it is an inter-college minor, and some courses are selected from several different majors to complete a minor.