Education System in USA

The education system of USA is extraordinary in the world due to its large variety of educational institutions, entry requirements, subjects and degree programs and academic and social environments.

USA education system is known for following main features:

• Quality: US education is famous worldwide for the quality of the education, faculty and resources.
• Choice: US education is unbeatable worldwide with variety of educational institution, entry requirements, degree programs and above all academic and social environments.
• Flexibility: This is the most unique feature given by the colleges and universities that a student can get multiple choices of courses in a single institution.

Moreover, accreditation system guarantees that the institutions will continuously maintain the quality of standards. For investing in your future, the higher degree program from USA offers excellent value in the life of the student. With high cost of living and tuition fees, financial help from the colleges made study in USA more inexpensive for thousands of students in the entire world.

The Education in USA begins with:

1. Primary Schools : School system provides elementary education that grades from 1-6 or 1-7 which is completed in the age group of 6 to 14.
2. Secondary Schools: Secondary education provides high school education which is around 6 years in length that grades from 7-12 or 8-12 which is completed in the age group of 13 to 18.

School education is followed by Academic year which is imparting university level or higher level of education.
First stage of University level: A student in USA is awarded Associate, Bachelor and Advanced Certificate degree in the first stage after the post high school education. This program takes usually 2 years of full-time study. The associate degree is the awarded after completing the first year of the program while bachelor degree is awarded after completing the second year of the program. Advanced certificates that require a year or less of study sometimes accompanying the completion of a Bachelor's are awarded to signify a concentration in a sub-specialization or completion of a related set of competences.

Second stage of University level: A student in USA is awarded Master Degree, Post Master degree/ certificate, diploma/certificate and degree of education specialist in the second stage university level of education. Most of the Master's degrees program takes usually 2 years of full-time study. However, the duration of course may vary depending upon the subject, structure of the programme, whether the degree is pursued on a full- or a part-time basis and the preparation achieved by the student at the undergraduate level. Generally, Non-research based Master's degree requires to complete special project, coursework and examinations. While research-based Master's degree requires to complete series of advanced course, seminar requirements, comprehensive examinations and independent thesis.

Third stage of University level: A student in USA is awarded with the highest qualification degree which is Research Doctorate Degree in the third stage university level of education. Doctoral program require exhaustive study and research in at least one subfield and professional level competence in several others. Research Doctorate degrees are awarded in the academic disciplines and for theoretical research in some professional fields. Doctorate degrees requires to complete examination or coursework, demonstrated mastery of the chosen subject and the ability to conduct independent, original research.