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Graduate School Completion

admin August 8th, 2008

When they speak about the graduate school, they always speak abut the requirements for the graduate school admission, however, the requirements for the graduate school completion are never spoken about. That is why I decided to write about the requirements for the graduate school completion.

So, the students always mention during the admission, the degree they are aimed on earning (master’s degree, doctoral). Sometimes, if the student has accomplished the master’s program successfully he or she is automatically accepted into the doctorate.

Some doctoral students who have earned candidacy, but did not present the dissertation, (ABD – all but dissertation) receive a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) or Candidate in Philosophy (CPhil). The doctorate programs have a greater amount of grants, the master’s programs, that is why many students enroll the doctoral program in order to earn master’s degree.

During the education in the graduate school, many students start lecturing and earn a Lecturer Status, which is considered to be quite responsible one.

The first year of study, as a rule, is devoted to the research, the second and the third ones presuppose some examinations and tests. Some discipline presuppose up to ten years of education in order to receive a desirable degree.

Graduate School Admission in the United States of America

admin August 8th, 2008

Speaking about the admission into the graduate schools, the following facts should be mentioned.

In the United Sates of America, the procedure of admission into the graduate school is as follows. In order to be admitted there, the first thing you have to have is a bachelor’s degree. Moreover, one has to have rather high grades, or if the grades are not high enough, one will fail to be accepted into the graduate school.

Some institutions may also require the scores of the Standardized test. Recommendations from the previous educational institutions are also considered to be a great plus for you.

If you want to be admitted at the field of science, your previous science experience and science achievements may also be taken into account. The majority of universities demand from the applicants a personal statement (sometimes it is entitled as Statement of Purpose or Letter of Intent.

Some educational institutions set fixed GPAs and test scores, and if your score does not satisfy those demands, you will never be accepted to that very education institution.

The foreign applicants whose native language is not a native one have to pass TOEFL - the Test of English as a Foreign Language.