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Undergraduate and Graduate Education

Differences between college and university

Campus life, finance, standardized tests

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 01 Undergraduate and
Graduate Education
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 Undergraduate
education
Types of School :

Two main categories:

○ Public: charge tuition, also supported by the
state.
○ Private: charge tuition, not supported by the
state.
• Additional: proprietary (for-profit) schools.
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○ Usually teach a particular workplace skill

(some are quite expensive)
 Schools can also be grouped by types of programs and degrees

○ Three major groups:

- Community colleges (or

junior colleges)

- 4-year colleges
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- Universities
 Schools can also be grouped by types of programs and degrees

- Community colleges (or junior colleges): offer the first 2 years of

undergraduate studies
+ Most are public schools.
+ Serve two types of students:
 Take 2 years of college before transferring to a 4-year school
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 Enroll in 1 or 2 year job-training programs

 Graduate Education
3 kinds of graduate degrees:

• Master’s degrees

• Ph.D degrees

• Professional degrees
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 Graduate student population diverse ( women, foreign

students, oldest students,…)
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Differences between
college and university
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 History of
- Purpose:
college
College
and
  Most programs university
are applied
  Prepare for specific career
- Length of study
  Most program are 2-3 year in length
- Teaching/Learning
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  Focus is hands on and applied; often involve field placement

May need to pursue further education to move up or qualify for certain jobs
 History of
college and
University
- Purpose:
 Most programuniversity
are not applied
 Gain knowledge and expertise in
certain area
- Length and learning
 Focus is on lecture style and text book learning
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May need to additional job related training or to pursue further education

 - Harvard University

A private Ivy League research university in

Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Established in 1636 and named for its first

benefactor, clergyman John Harvard.

The oldest institution of higher learning in the

United States and among the most prestigious in
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the world
 - An average academic year: 9 months long (September - early June, late
August - May)
- Most colleges is divided into 2 semesters (or 3 quarters) (excluding
summer vacation)
- Grades are, from highest to low, A, B, C, D, F; generally, a student
must keep a C average to remain in school.
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- Obtaining a bachelor’s degree when graduated

 Bachelor of Business
Administrations
(B.B.A)Crlos V.

Bachelor of Science (B.S)

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 Bachelor of Film
(B.F)

Bachelor of Arts
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(B.A)
 - Offer three kinds of graduate degrees
 Master's degrees: can be earned in 1 or 2 academic years of study beyond
B.S or B.A
 Ph. D (doctor of philosophy) degrees: usually takes at least 3 years.
+ Must pass oral & written examinations
+ Produce a long & comprehensive research paper that makes an
original contribution to their field.
+ In some fields, Ph.D. candidates must also be able to read 1 or 2
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languages.
 Professional degrees (ex: medicine, law, engineering)
 Campus life, finance,

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 Campus life
  Students are involved in many extracurricular activities.

 Social life revolves around fraternities (for guys) and

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sororities (for girls)

 Sports are an important part of life on most campuses.
 Finance

- College costs quite a bit, vary according to different schools.

- Some university may exceed $30.000 (tuition, room, board, books,
travel to & from home, etc.)
- At these schools, tuition is higher for out-of-state students than for
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permanent residents of the state.

 Finance
- Financial aids:
▪Scholarships (grants)
▪Loans to students and/or to their parents.
▪Student employment
+ Most financial aids is need-based; only students who need the
money receive it.
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+ Financial aids to excellent student who don't need money (merit-

based aid) is limited.
 ▪Come from 3 main
sources:
1 Federal government
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2 State government au!
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Private contributors
 Standardized tests:
- GED (Test of General Educational Development): for adults who
have not finished high school
=> anyone who passes can earn a high school equivalency
certificate
- ACTs & SATs: for high school seniors to apply to competitive
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colleges & universities

 Standardized tests:
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign
Language): for students whose native
language isn't English at college
admission
- CLEP (College Level Examination Program):
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for those who can't prove they have

completed certain college courses
 Thanks for
your attention!
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