美国教育体制(6/6)

Most Master's programs require students to have a minimum score on GRE, which tests verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing skills. If students continue to take courses at the graduate level, a final thesis is required for most Master's programs. Doctoral students take courses until they have earned enough credit hours to attend their qualifying examinations, which are usually taken over several days and often include both a written and oral component. After doctoral students pass their qualifying exams, they are advanced to candidacy and can begin writing their dissertations. Before the degree is given, the completed dissertation must be orally defended before the candidate's faculty committee. To conclude my lecture, we can say that American educational system has its unique characteristics. First, there is no country-level education system or curriculum that exists in the United States. Actually, most of the control of American public schools lies in the hands of local school districts, which can be divided into elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools. Besides, in the United States, education is compulsory for all students until age 16. Finally, we also talked about the admission requirements and the credit hour system of the undergraduate as well as graduate program in American universities.

大多数硕士课程要求学生通过GRE考试, GRE测试考生的口语能力、数学技能和是否善于分析的写作技巧。如果学生要继续选修研究生, 大多数硕士项目都要求上交毕业论文。博士生要一直上课到他们获得了足够的学分，然后参加资格考试。考试时间有若干天，考试内容常常包括笔试和口试。博士生通过资格考试之后,他们便具有成为博士的资格,可以开始写博士论文。完成论文以后，他们要在教员委员会面前进行口头答辩，然后才能授予博士学位。总而言之，我们可以说美国教育体制有其独特的特点。首先,在美国不存在国家层面的教育体制或课程。实际上,大部分的美国公立学校受当地学区控制，它可以分为小学、初中、和高中。此外,在美国,教育是强制性的,所有的学生在16岁之前都必须接受教育。最后,我们还谈到了美国大学的入学要求和本科学分系统以及研究生课程。