Preparatory course, that is, one-year basic college course or bridging course, belongs to pre-university education. Generally, overseas high school graduates need to study about 1 year to adapt to foreign learning methods. Foreign universities generally have preparatory courses or designated colleges to teach preparatory courses. After completing the preparatory course of 1 year, international students can decide whether they can enter the initially chosen institution or transfer to other better universities according to their grades.

At present, there are several concepts for studying abroad experts to analyze the preparatory course:

Preparatory courses in higher education system

College preparatory course, also known as college preparatory course, is preparatory education before college, which usually lasts for one year. College preparatory course is an important part of western education system, which belongs to the category of higher education in foreign education system. Because of its irreplaceable role in the smooth transition from basic education to higher education, college preparatory course is called an important cornerstone for the leap from high school education to higher education.

The preparatory courses in universities are often carefully designed by professional teachers to meet the actual needs of future teaching in universities. However, the course content is often checked and revised with the preparatory teachers who teach the project. Pre-university courses focus on providing students with the necessary knowledge to successfully complete their college studies after entering the university in the future.

Minority preparatory class

Minority preparatory class is a kind of teaching class system which lays a good foundation for professional study according to the characteristics of minority students in colleges and universities.

Although the preparatory course is mainly a cramming high school culture class, its teaching purpose is different from the general college entrance examination cram school, and its teaching content is related to and different from the later professional study. The relevant departments shall, according to the basic requirements of preparatory teaching, organize the compilation of preparatory teaching materials in a unified way. Introducing competition mechanism and strengthening the management of ethnic preparatory students. It is required to organize teaching and examination in accordance with the teaching plan, syllabus and teaching materials promulgated by the State Education Commission. It is stipulated that students who fail in Chinese, mathematics and foreign languages in the final exam of preparatory students are not allowed to enter mainland universities; Students who fail in Chinese and mathematics in the civil examination are not allowed to study in mainland universities.

1984 In March, the Ministry of Education and the State Ethnic Affairs Commission made clear provisions on the teaching and management of ethnic minority preparatory classes in the Opinions on Strengthening Leadership to Further Run Ethnic Minority Classes in Colleges and Universities, stipulating that the task of the preparatory stage is to "lay a solid foundation for professional learning in colleges and universities according to the characteristics of ethnic minority students". The study period of preparatory course is generally one year, and the study time of students with poor Chinese foundation is two years. Students in preparatory classes enter colleges and universities for professional study, and their academic system is the same as that of schools and colleges. The enrollment of ethnic classes can be appropriately reduced from the minority candidates who took the college entrance examination that year under the principle of comprehensive assessment of morality, intelligence and physique and merit-based admission. However, according to the training objectives and requirements of different types of colleges and universities, starting from the reality of all ethnic groups in various regions, we should treat them differently and lower the scores appropriately. Students of ethnic preparatory classes who have completed their studies in their schools and have good political performance and qualified examination results will directly enter relevant universities for undergraduate and junior college studies. The professional distribution of students in ethnic classes and junior colleges shall be determined by the school in consultation with the education administrative departments of the relevant provinces and autonomous regions at the expiration of the preparatory class according to the needs of the country, especially the economic construction and social development in ethnic areas, as well as the conditions of students' morality, intelligence and physique, combined with the wishes of students; It can also be determined by the school in conjunction with the education administrative departments of the relevant provinces and autonomous regions according to the above conditions, and the specific work is mastered by the school. After the major is determined, it shall not be changed except in special circumstances.

Why do China high school graduates study in British universities for one year?

1. Strengthen language learning and language use ability. It should be emphasized that students must have IELTS 5.0 or above when studying in preparatory courses, and language courses are not the only goal of preparatory courses, but only one of the courses. IELTS will reach 6.5 in one year.

2. College preparatory course is a bridge course for undergraduates. As mentioned above, the choice of universities and university majors is determined by the selected subjects and the achievements made during the A-level period. For China high school graduates, there are not so many opportunities to choose professional courses in high schools, and under the premise that the textbooks of China high schools are very different from those of Britain, they have to complete the bridge courses in the one-year preparatory study: three learning skills courses; 2-4 core courses; 3-4 specialized courses.