From what I observed living in several countries which offered A-level secondary education I would say that it is equivalent to 12th-year high school “advanced placement” level in the US. In other words it amounts to something equivalent to a first year of college study here. This is sort of unrelated to your question, but my impression is that primary education in many or most countries of the developed world is more advanced than that of the US, but the achievement gap lessens through the secondary years and by university-level studies the US is ahead. The gap widens even more, of course, in graduate and post-doctorate studies. There is no question in my mind that US high school graduates are less qualified to enter the workforce (in anything but manual labor positions) than their counterparts in other developed countries. Disclaimer: “in my mind” is not a scientifically-accepted standard of proof. (LOL)
There is no common equivalent to GCSE in the USA; there is no exam at 16. There is no direct equivalent to A-level, though AP gets quite close.I taught at a good school in Nanjing, where many of my students were doing four A-levels, despite English being a second or third language. Some chose to rack up some APs too, which were sat with no preparation whatsoever. The Physics was a walk in the park for those doing A-level Physics and far narrower than the British course. AP calculus had one question outside the breadth of Further Maths, but the remainder was straightforward - and far less in breadth than the A-level course (of which fully half is applied maths, so calculus is mostly a subsection of the Pure papers). As one student put it, how many APs would you have to do to match four A-levels? the same group of students found an alternative answer - many of them began US university in the 2nd year, finished in three years. At least one finished faster still.While I was a first year student in the early 70s, I met an American doing an M Phil in my subject, Maths. I’d just reached 18, he was 22. We discovered to our mutual horror - for different reasons - that I’d done a lot more Maths than he had, merely by doing Maths and Further Maths. What we discovered that he had done that I hadn’t lay well outside the school curriculum. Imagine….
The closest thing to GCSE and A Levels are AP classes here. They serve a different purpose in the US, though, as here they are about getting college credit, and the scores you get on the AP exams don't matter nearly as much in the college admission process as A Levels do across the pond. This is because, as stated before, all the exam score determines is whether you will get the credit at a college or not. However in the UK, A levels essentially serve as supercharged SAT-II-esque prep classes (except the actual exam is much, much harder than any SAT II will ever be), as your scores on these tests will matter a great deal more than AP scores do. Though, in the end, the difficulty of AP and A levels/GCSEs are pretty much the same.
Level 7 Diploma in New Zealand would entail:PurposeA Graduate Diploma allows degree graduates to pursue a significant body of study at an advanced undergraduate level. The Diploma is typically designed as a bridging qualification to postgraduate study as well as broadening knowledge and skills in a familiar subject or discipline, or developing knowledge in a new area.EntryEntry is open to degree graduates. However, subject to the regulations of the award, those who have been able to demonstrate equivalent practical, professional or educational experience of an appropriate kind may be granted admission.OutcomesIn addition to the Bachelor' Degree outcomes, a person with a Graduate Diploma is able to demonstrate outcomes of a Bachelor's Degree in a new area of study.Credit requirementsA Graduate Diploma requires a minimum of 120 credits, of which 72 credits must be at level 7 or above.Relationship with other qualificationsA Graduate Diploma may provide the basis for postgraduate study.
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What AP classes mean???
AP stands for Advanced Placement classes. They are supposed to be college-level classes taught in high school, and there is an exam you take at the end of the course. If you get a high enough score, many universities will let you get college credit for those classes. Some schools offer many of them; others offer none or only a few. You can't take them unless your school offers them. What many high schools do is to grade AP, honors, and IB classes on a 5-point scale, rather than a 4-point scale, so if you get As in them, it can bring your GPA up over a 4.0. However, that is only your weighted GPA, and most colleges actually look at your UNweighted GPA, which pulls the grades down to a 4-point scale again.
What is the UK equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree?
You need to enter University to get a Bachelor's Degree in the UK A high school diploma is not sufficient as an entry qualification to LSE on its own, so applicants should offer in addition at least four, but preferably five, relevant Group A (one year) subjects at Advanced Placement level with grades 4 and 5 (depending on the varying standard offer for the course). At least three AP's should be taken in one examination sitting. Subjects classified as Group A are: Biology Calculus AB Calculus BC Chemistry English Language and Composition English Literature and Composition European History French Language French Literature German Language Italian Language and Culture Latin Literature Latin: Vergil Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (both must be studied to be counted as one Group A subject) Physics (B and C) Spanish Language Spanish Literature United States History World History Any subjects not listed above are considered as Group B subjects, and therefore not suitable for entry. The SAT's are not sufficient for entry. Alternatively, applicants offering the first year of an undergraduate degree from a US university would be eligible to apply and the School would require an overall GPA of 3 to 3.5 or B/B+.
UK - Could you possibly help me figure out the equivalent for these course entry requirements?
I'm currently a junior in high school in the US, and I'm planning on applying to Coventry University after I graduate, to study Psychology, particularly, as I'd like to be a psychiatrist. Right now I'm taking two AP courses, and I'm taking the ACT this month and the SAT soon. And I've a few extracurricular, and such. I've looked on Cov Uni's website and the requirements for the psychology course include "Five GCSEs at grade A-C or equivalent." I'm not exactly sure what the American equivalent to GCSEs would be. I know that they're essentially equal to a diploma here, but I don't think it works both ways. It also asks for three A2 levels. D: So.. Is there an American equivalent to GCSEs and A-levels that I have/could get? And is there a difference between "A-levels" and "A2-levels?" The British education system is a bit confusing from the view of an international, so forgive me if anything seems terribly obvious, but despite my researching I haven't gotten very far. I do plan to inquire directly to the school when I get closer to graduating, but for now I'd just like any help I could get, please. I want to clear these things up sooner than later so it's easier when I'm on the push. <3
Cambridge Medical School?
The GSCE is a series of courses that UK students take who wish to continue their education beyond high school level. These courses are standard courses and by completing them, the students receives a sufficient and well rounded education. Wikipedia discusses this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Certificate_of_Secondary_Education The terms A-level and AS-level are equivalent to the US Advanced Placement courses in high school. UK medical students must have high GPAs in A-level courses since they are entering medical school out of high school. You might want to read this web site, as it has a lot of useful info for studying in the UK: http://www.britishcouncil.org/usa-education I guess you know that you stand a better chance of getting into Harvard than to Cambridge, but like you said, you want to try. To apply, you need to go through UCAS: http://ucas.com/ If you don't make it into Cambdrige, there are a lot of excellent medical schools in the UK to consider. Kings College is also world reknowned. This link will take you to the International Medical Education Directory where you can look up the medical schools in the different countries. It also has links to each school that has a web site: http://imed.ecfmg.org/ It's undergoing an update at the moment, so check it tomorrow. The process of becoming a physician in the UK is different than the US. But you're mistaken if you think there are short-cuts. I suggest you research what a British physician goes through following graduation. It's worth repeating: there are no short cuts.
Preparing for premed.?
so, I want to be a doctor of some kind, and I know that for college I'm going to be doing a lot of sciences but is it more chemistry based, or biology based? Also, am I going to have to take a lot of math, or just up to calc.? I'm a junior this year, and next year I could take calculus, but I'm not good at math. Well, I'm good enough to be a year ahead, but I don't think I'd do very well in calculus. would there be any point in taking physics, when I could take calculus instead?