Normally a student must attend a certain number of courses in order to graduate, and each course which he attends gives him a credit which he may count towards a degree. In many American universities the total work for a degree consists of thirty-six courses, each lasting for one semester. A typical course consists of three classes per week for fifteen weeks; a student will probably attend four or five courses during each term while attending a university. Normally a student may expect to take four years attending two semesters each year. Of course, they can work for the degree over a longer period. It is also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course, though this is not in fact done as a regular practice.
通常情况下，学生必须学习一定数量的课程才能毕业，他学的每门课程都会给他一个学分，他可以将其计入学位。在许多美国大学，一个学位的总课时由三十六门课程组成，每门课程持续一个学期。通常一门课程每周三节课，为期十五周；一个学生在上大学期间，每个学期可能会上四到五门课程。通常情况下，一名学生可能需要四年的时间，每年上两个学期。当然，他们可以为学位学习更长的时间。学生在攻读学位期间也有可能在两所大学之间流动，尽管这实际上并不是一种常规做法。

Every course that the student takes will be given a grade, which is recorded, and the record is available for the student to show to prospective employers. All this imposes a constant pressure and strain of work on students. But in spite of this some students still spare their time to take part in the student affairs. Elections to positions in student organizations arouse much enthusiasm. The effective work of maintaining discipline is usually performed by students who advise the academic authorities. Any student who is thought to have broken the rules, for example, by cheating, has to appear before a student court. with the enormous numbers of students, the operation of the system does include a certain number of activities. A student who has held one of these positions of authority is much respected and it will be of benefit to him later in his career.
学生参加的每门课程都会得到一个分数，并记录下来，该记录可供学生向未来的雇主展示，所有这些都给学生带来了持续的学习压力。尽管如此，一些学生仍然抽出时间参与学生事务。学生组织职位的选举激起了极大的热情，维持纪律的有效工作通常由向学术权威提供建议的学生来完成。任何被认为违反规则的学生，例如作弊，都必须在学生法庭上出庭。由于学生人数庞大，系统的运行确实包含了一定数量的活动。一个担任过这些权威职位的学生是非常受尊敬的，这对他以后的职业生涯有好处。