UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS IN USA

Undergraduate School:

After achieving high school diploma,students will join colleges or univerities to pursue their undergraduate course of study.They offer two types of degrees:

*Associate Degree:
This is a two year program offered,as the name suggests,as an Associate degree,which is of two years duration.The program is mostly offered by community,vocational and junior colleges.Completion of this program enables the students to seek a transfer into the third year of the four year Bachelors degree either in 4 year colleges or universities.Taking this route to study the first two years is very inexpensive for both American and international students,since the tuition and fees are very low when compared to other types of colleges.

Most colleges require good score in TOEFL and scholastic aptitutde test reasoning schores for admission in their associate degree programs.In some colleges,admission is also possible with just a TOEFL score and good academics in 12th class.

Bachelors Degree:

This is a four year program at the undergraduate level.Most international students from wealthy countries such as japan and china prefer to start their education in USA from this level.Statistics from India indicate that less than 10% of students join at this level.This is the first degree with which most students plan their career of profession.Hundreds of majors in all the fields are offered at the Bachelors level,which makes education an attractive proposition for students all over the world.In the U.S.the first year of Bachelors degree is called the Freshman Year,the second one,the sophomore year,the third,junior year and the fourth,the senior year.

UsefulLinks:
         1.www.usastudyguide.com
         2.www.usatodayeducate.com
         3.www.univsource.com