Preparatory classes originated from universities in western countries in the second half of the18th century, which refers to a special level of higher education. Generally, senior three graduates need to attend 1 year preparatory classes to adapt to the learning style of universities. There are mainly two kinds of preparatory classes for ethnic minorities and international preparatory classes for international students.
Preparatory courses are often carefully designed by professional teachers in universities to meet the actual needs of future teaching in universities, but the course content is often checked and revised with the preparatory teachers who teach the project.
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College preparatory class refers to students who attend college preparatory class from junior high school and senior high school entrance examination. They make up one year's senior high school courses in colleges and universities to connect with the freshman courses. In the second year, he transferred to the formal curriculum of colleges and universities.
Students in pre-university classes generally have the following categories:
1. Students who enter the lower grades of universities in a special way. These students are under 15 years old. Their elementary school, junior high school and senior high school courses are all advanced through self-study, and the continuity of knowledge learning is poor, and some are not solid. It needs to be consolidated in the preparatory class to lay a good foundation for freshmen.
2. High-level athletes. High-level athletes recruited by colleges and universities have outstanding sports achievements, but their cultural achievements are controlled within 200 points below the local undergraduate admission score. Candidates with development potential and training prospects, with a cultural score of more than 300 points, can be admitted to the preparatory class. Students in the preparatory class can't take part in the university sports meeting held by the state during their study in the preparatory class.
3. Outstanding students, student cadres and special students directly recruited by colleges and universities from the second year of high school. They passed the exam and entered the college preparatory class.
4. When enrolling students for preparatory classes in ethnic colleges, the first choice for minority candidates can be less than 80 points. In addition, there are many different forms of preparatory classes in colleges and universities. Generally speaking, preparatory classes do not register as official students, and after studying in preparatory classes for one year.
Those who pass the exam will be officially transferred to the department in the second year, and those who fail will be dismissed. Candidates transferred to formal undergraduate or junior college shall calculate the admission time from the date of becoming a full member.