In the UK our university degrees are classified as First Class Honours, Second Class Honours Upper Division (2:1), Second Class Honours Lower Division (2:2), Third Class Honours and Pass. Do you use the same in the USA? If not what do you use?
2006-10-02 22:12:10 · 2 answers · asked by Sam 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
So what does "He graduated Magna *** Lauda" and he was a member of "Tau Sigma Pi" and all that mean?
2006-10-02 22:51:15 · update #1
No. The US does not catagorise degrees in the same way, but they do give you a "grade point average" (G.P.A) which is the avaerage of your exams.
The maximum is 4.0 and can be expressed in decimals e.g. a GPA of 3.2 is quite good. Some schools (how Americans refer to Universities) will also provide class rankings. E.g I had a GPA of 3.9 and came third in my class.
Employers and Post Graduate schools will look at the GPA in the same way as UK graduates are assessed in terms of 2.1, 2.2 etc.
2006-10-02 22:25:53 · answer #1 · answered by Mister Curious 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our degrees start with Associate Degrees. These can be obtained after two years or after graduating from a junior college. Next is a Bachelor of Science Degree, then Doctors Degree. All of the degrees can be derive from different subjects.
2006-10-02 22:18:33 · answer #2 · answered by Robere 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋