Most Americans start their education at age 5 or 6, inelementary school. Then, they graduate tomiddle school, and finallyhigh school. Each year of education is called a grade. Each school may be different, but grades 1 through 5 are usually elementary school, grades 6 through 8 middle school, and grades 9 through 12 high school.
After high school, students can choose to go to a university or college. Universities are larger than colleges and offer more degrees, like a bachelor's or master's degree. Colleges usually offer only bachelor's degrees.
这样算下来, 美国的孩子们上的大学时大概18左右。
美国的大学一般也是四年。 研究生是大概两年。 总体来说, 跟中国的还是差不多的。
获得高中文凭 (high school diploma) 后,美国大学可为你提供众多普通学位,以下是其中的一部分。
美国大学学历:
Bachelor of Arts文学士(BA)
Bachelor of Science理学士(BS)
Master of Arts文硕士(MA)
Master of Science理硕士(MS)
Master of Business Administration工商管理硕士(MBA)
Doctor of Philosophy哲学博士(Ph.D)
Doctor of Medicine医学博士(MD)
美国university是包含多个学院的大学, college指的是学院。
英国University是获得本科学历和研究生学历的学院, 而college 则是指在职培训或继续教育的地方。