U S EDUCATION SYSTEM Primary Secondary

U. S. EDUCATION SYSTEM

Primary & Secondary Education Graduation Requirements at Western Dubuque Community School District Head Start Graduation Requirements 1 credit = one term Department English 8 credits Science 6 credits Social Studies 6 credits Math 6 credits Health 1 credit Personal Finance 1 credit Computer Applications 1 credit Physical Education 4 credits (One course per year) Electives: 23 credits TOTAL = 56 credits for the class of 2017 Electives: 24 credits TOTAL = 57 credits for the class of 2018 Electives: 25 credits TOTAL = 58 credits for the class of 2019 and beyond

Technical/Junior Colleges Northeast Iowa Community College

Undergraduate/Bachelor’s Varies greatly based on University

Example of Essay Questions for the University of Chicago Question 1 (Required): How does the University of Chicago, as you know it now, satisfy your desire for a particular kind of learning, community, and future? Please address with some specificity your own wishes and how they relate to UChicago. Question 2 (Optional): Share with us a few of your favorite books, poems, authors, films, plays, pieces of music, musicians, performers, paintings, artists, blogs, magazines, or newspapers. Feel free to touch on one, some, or all of the categories listed, or add a category of your own.

Graduate & Professional Programs Almost all require Bachelor’s Degree Usually require specific examination: GRE for Graduate Programs (Ph. Ds) MCAT for Medicine DAT for Dentistry PCAT for Pharmacy LSAT for Law

Many combined programs Multiple degree levels (ex. BS/MS) Same degree level (MD/Ph. D)

Post-Graduate Training Medical Residencies Postdoctoral work