1. Education in America

2. Structure of American Education Early childhood education Grammar school or elementary school (primary) High school (secondary) College and university (higher/tertiary education)

3. Colleges & Universities n When a student graduates from high school, he may attend college if his high school record & test scores are good enough to gain him admittance. (Alumni Hall at Saint Anselm College)Saint Anselm College Engineering Mall at PurduePurdue

4. Subjects offered n College & university offer a vast array of subjects. A student usually majors in one field during the last 2 years of college. n If he wishes, he may obtain professional training at the undergraduate level, for example, in accounting, teaching, journalism, or dramatics. n Certain state colleges specialize in training agricultural experts & engineers.

5. Grades & Degrees n College grades, from highest to lowest, run ABCDF. An F is a failing grade. n American universities offer 3 main categories of graduate degrees. Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree A Ph. D degree

6. 5. Famous universities n 1 Harvard Univ. U.S.A. 美国哈佛大学 2 Stanford Univ. U.S.A. 美国斯坦福大学 3 Univ. California - Berkeley 美国加州大学伯克利分校 4 Massachusetts Inst. Tech. (MIT) U.S.A. 美国麻省理工学院 5 California Inst. Tech. U.S.A. 美国加州理工学院 6 Princeton Univ. U.S.A. 美国普林斯顿大学 7 Columbia Univ. U.S.A. 美国哥伦比亚大学 8 Univ. Chicago U.S.A. 美国芝加哥大学 9 Yale Univ. U.S.A. 美国耶鲁大学 10 Cornell Univ. U.S.A. 美国康奈尔大学 1 Harvard Univ. U.S.A. 美国哈佛大学