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thierry13

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How american universities work...

on: September 21, 2007, 10:14:31 PM

I'd like to get some info on how does university work in the U.S. ... what is major/minor ... what is undergrad / grad. I'm considering Yale because of Boris Berman, and the school is free apparently ... I was looking at the program but didn't understand everything.

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thalberg

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Re: How american universities work...

Reply #1 on: September 21, 2007, 10:26:56 PM

Your major is the subject in which you get your degree. If you major in music, you take mostly music classes and you get a Bachelor of Music degree, or a Bachelor of Arts degree in music. A minor is an area of secondary interest, and it is noted on your degree that you have taken a good number of classes in that area even though it was not your major. Some people do a major in music with a minor in something else. Undergraduate is a four year program, usually earned between the ages 18-22, but not always. "Graduate studies" means masters or doctoral level studies.

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