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on differing types of universities.
Four-Year Colleges and Universities
Students who wish to pursue a general academic program usually
choose a four-year college or university. These institutions may
be either public or private. Such a program lays the foundation
for more advanced studies and professional work. These colleges
and universities primarily offer B.A. and B.S. degrees in the arts
and sciences. Common fields of study include biology, chemistry,
economics, English literature, foreign languages, history, political
science, and zoology.
Here are the main differences between four-year colleges and universities:
Four-Year Colleges: These are post-secondary schools that
provide four-year educational programs in the arts and sciences.
These colleges confer bachelor's degrees.
Universities: These are postsecondary schools that include
a college of arts and/or sciences, one or more programs of graduate
studies, and one or more professional schools. Universities confer
bachelor's degrees and graduate, master's and Ph.D. degrees. Many
universities also confer professional degrees, for example, in law
or medicine.
When a student earns a bachelor's degree it means that he or she
has passed examinations in a broad range of courses and has studied
one or two subject areas in greater depth. (These one or two subject
areas are called a student's "major" area(s) of study
or area(s) of "concentration.")
A bachelor's degree is usually required before a student can begin
studying for a graduate degree.
A graduate degree is usually earned through two or more years of
advanced studies beyond four years of college. This might be a master's
or a doctoral degree in a particular field or a specialized degree
required in certain professions such as law, social work, architecture,
or medicine.
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