College usually takes three to five years. Some medical majors need to study for five years. Universities are divided into undergraduate and junior colleges. The undergraduate course is generally four years, that is to say, you can graduate after four years, and the junior college is generally three years, that is, you can graduate after three years. But there are still some majors in universities that need to study for five years because of many courses or internship needs.

University characteristics

Universities aim at exploring, pursuing, defending and disseminating truth and knowledge, and have the mission of guiding social values and standardizing social behaviors, which has irreplaceable influence and promotion on the improvement of human quality and the rapid development and progress of social civilization.

Modern universities originated from European medieval universities in 12 and 13 centuries. The fundamental difference of medieval universities lies in the transformation of university functions. Medieval universities were closely connected with religious education, aiming at teaching cherry blossoms to transform people's minds, but only imparting existing knowledge and refusing to study and discover new knowledge; Modern universities take scientific research as their main function.

Length of schooling: the specific provisions made by the state on learning tasks, years of study, admission conditions, etc. of schools at all levels according to the provisions of educational policies.

The educational system of ordinary kindergartens is two to four years; The primary school system is six years; The junior high school system is three years; The high school system is three years; The undergraduate education system is four years; The academic system of junior college is three years. Some regions and majors have slightly different regulations on academic system. For example, in some areas, the primary school system is five or seven years, the junior high school system is four years, the medical undergraduate program is five years, and the undergraduate program continues to study for eight years.

Judging from the development of higher education, long academic system has become a normal trend. The seven-year system that we used to be familiar with has now changed to 5+3 integration, from 7 years to 8 years. However, their final academic degrees have not changed. They can get a bachelor's degree or a master's degree.

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How many years are there in college?

The general junior college is a three-year program, and the undergraduate course is a four-year program. In addition, medical undergraduates also have a five-year program.

How many years is college?

The general junior college is a three-year program, and the undergraduate course is a four-year program.