EDUCATIONAL LEVELS AND QUALIFICATIONS 1
Skill: Understanding common educational qualifications
Course: Business English
Target Level: Pre-intermediate (CEFR A2) – Intermediate (CEFR B1)
Target examinations: Important for understanding all
types of
examination questions
A Educational Levels
Read the educational levels and the number of years each level takes. Use
English and your native language dictionary.
Educational level
Number of years required
Kindergarten/Preschool
2 - 5 years after a child’s birth
Primary education
6 years after preschool
Junior high school
3 years after primary education
Senior high school
3 years after junior high school
Vocational/Technical school
- 2 years after senior high school
- learn a technical skill such as computer
installation and maintenance
Community college
- 2 years of general education after senior
high school.
- Equivalent to first 2 years of a college
College
- 4 years after senior high school or
technical school.
- 2 years after community college
University
4 years or more of study after senior high
school or technical school.
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B . Common Educational Qualifications
Qualifications which correspond to different educational levels.
Educational level
Qualification
abbreviation
Qualification name
Kindergarten/Preschool
Cert.
Certificate
Elementary
Cert.
Certificate
Junior high school
Cert.
Certificate
Senior high school
Diploma
High School Diploma
Vocational education
Cert.
Certificate
Community college
A.A.
A.S.
Associate degree in Arts
Associate
degree
in
the
Sciences
College
B.A.
B.S.
Bachelor’s degree in Arts
Bachelor’s
degree
in
the
Sciences
University
B.A.
B.S.
M.A.
M.S.
M.B.A.
Ph.D.
D.Sc.
Bachelor’s degree in Arts
Bachelor’s
degree
in
the
Sciences
Master’s degree in the Arts
Master’s deg