Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
专科
English translation:
Associate College / Associate Degree
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Marc Van Gastel
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Sentence may be quite familiar for you in Mainland China. 获得专科或本科毕业证书者
OK , 本科 is supposed to be a BA according to previous kudos, what about 专科 ?
Just not familiar enough with the education system
OK , 本科 is supposed to be a BA according to previous kudos, what about 专科 ?
Just not familiar enough with the education system
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | Associate College |
ysun
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| 4 +2 | junior college education |
Jianming Sun
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| 3 | three-year college education |
Yuejun LIU
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Associate College
Associate degree
A degree conferred by a two-year college after the prescribed course of study has been successfully completed:
大专毕业证书两年内圆满完所有规定课程后被授予的学位
an Associate in Arts.
艺术大专生
(美国传统词典)
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Note added at 2004-02-27 00:12:46 (GMT)
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An associate College (大专) may or may not belong to a university.
大专 － 大学专科 Its freshmen are high school graduates
中专 － 中等专科 Its freshmen are middle school graduates
中专 is usually an independent professional school.
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Note added at 2004-02-27 04:01:41 (GMT)
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Why is it called 专科? Because it is specialized in certain fields, such as textile, metallurgy, architecture, music, cooking and etc., similar to vocational school in the U.S.
A degree conferred by a two-year college after the prescribed course of study has been successfully completed:
大专毕业证书两年内圆满完所有规定课程后被授予的学位
an Associate in Arts.
艺术大专生
(美国传统词典)
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Note added at 2004-02-27 00:12:46 (GMT)
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An associate College (大专) may or may not belong to a university.
大专 － 大学专科 Its freshmen are high school graduates
中专 － 中等专科 Its freshmen are middle school graduates
中专 is usually an independent professional school.
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Note added at 2004-02-27 04:01:41 (GMT)
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Why is it called 专科? Because it is specialized in certain fields, such as textile, metallurgy, architecture, music, cooking and etc., similar to vocational school in the U.S.
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three-year college education
University tuition in Canada has risen dramatically over the last 10 years, and college fees have also increased dramatically. Then there's rent, books and food costs to consider. It's estimated that by 2019, the total cost of a four-year university education will be $74,000 and a three-year college education（专科/大专） will total $45,000.*
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Note added at 2004-02-27 06:46:11 (GMT)
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Found an example from The University of Liverpool. They say \"Three year college \", which is in contrast to \"Four year college \":
Graduates of three year College/University diplomas – if you hold a three-year College/University Diploma, then you will not usually be eligible for apply for direct entry to our postgraduate programmes. Instead you will need to take a relevant pre-masters preparation year. The University does not currently offer such programmes in Liverpool, but we will consider the programmes offered by other respectable institutions. If you live in Chengdu or Qingdao, you may wish to consider the Northern Consortium Pre-Masters programme, which can give access to the University of Liverpool. For further details please contact the Consortium’s local partner
http://www.liv.ac.uk/international/your_country/china/China....
We can safely say \"persons holding three-year College/University Diplomas ( 获得专科毕业证书者)\".
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Note added at 2004-02-27 06:55:32 (GMT)
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By the way, I\'m afraid we should not use \"Associate degree\", which is an American term excluding three-year college.
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Note added at 2004-02-27 06:46:11 (GMT)
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Found an example from The University of Liverpool. They say \"Three year college \", which is in contrast to \"Four year college \":
Graduates of three year College/University diplomas – if you hold a three-year College/University Diploma, then you will not usually be eligible for apply for direct entry to our postgraduate programmes. Instead you will need to take a relevant pre-masters preparation year. The University does not currently offer such programmes in Liverpool, but we will consider the programmes offered by other respectable institutions. If you live in Chengdu or Qingdao, you may wish to consider the Northern Consortium Pre-Masters programme, which can give access to the University of Liverpool. For further details please contact the Consortium’s local partner
http://www.liv.ac.uk/international/your_country/china/China....
We can safely say \"persons holding three-year College/University Diplomas ( 获得专科毕业证书者)\".
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Note added at 2004-02-27 06:55:32 (GMT)
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By the way, I\'m afraid we should not use \"Associate degree\", which is an American term excluding three-year college.
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