Type of study

                                                US

                                           Degree awards

                                       Length of the course

                                              Courses

                                      Abbreviation (science)

Degree in full (science)

undergraduate

community college →

2 years

terminal→employment







junior college

2 years

academic→transfer to a 4-year college/univ.


A.S.

Associate in Science


Bachelor´s degree

4 years

freshman sophomore junior      senior

·          core (1-2) (general basic/ distribution requirements)

·          major (3-4)

·          elective

B.S.

Bachelor of Science


graduate

Master´s degree

1-2


M.S.

Master of Science


Doctorate degree

3-4 beyond B.S.

2-4 after M.S.


Ph.D. (Sc.D.)

Doctor of Philosophy


                                           Type of study

                                                UK

                                           Degree awards

                                       Length of the course

                                      Abbreviation (science)

                                     Degree in full (science)

undergraduate

Bachelor´s degree

3-4

B.Sc


Bachelor of Science

Postgraduate/graduate

Master´s degree

1-2

M.Sc

Master of Science


Doctoral

degree

3-more

Ph.D

Doctor of Philosophy


Who would say the following sentences? An American (A) or a British (B) student?

Are you faculty or student?

                                                                                A

The faculty will have to come to a decision on this?

                                                                                B

I attended Masaryk University.

                                                                                A

I went to university in Slovakia.

                                                                                B

She graduated from university in 2011

                                                                                B

They took some fascinating courses at college.

                                                                                A

I went to secondary school in Boskovice, then I went to university in Brno.

                                                                                B

Paul went to school at Stanford.

                                                                                A

He is a freshman.

                                                                                AB

sophomore, junior, senior

                                                                                A

first year student, second-year student, third-year student, fourth-year student

                                                                                B