An associate degree (or an associate degree) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by a college and university after completing a course intended for the last two years or more. It is considered a higher level of education than a high school diploma or GED. The first association title was given in England (where they were no longer awarded) in 1873 before spreading to the US in 1898. They have since been introduced in a small number of other countries.
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Australia
In 2004, Australia added an "associate degree" to the Australian Qualifications Framework. This degree is awarded to programs that are more academically focused than advanced diploma courses, and are typically designed to articulate into a degree program.
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Canada
The association's degree in arts and sciences is offered as a provincial qualification in British Columbia. They are similar to US associate degrees, made up of a two-year course and allow articulation into the third year of a bachelor's degree program.
Other provinces in Canada do not offer such associate degrees, but offer sub-graduate higher education qualifications, such as one-year certificates, two-year diplomas, and a three-year advanced diploma in Ontario. In Quebec, which is DiplÃÆ''me d'ÃÆ'  © tudes collà © Ã… © giales (college study diploma), taught at post-secondary collÃÆ'¨ges d'enseignement gÃÆ'  © nÃÆ'  © ral et professionnel (public and professional education college cep geps ) can be a two-year pre-university qualification which is a prerequisite for admission to (three years) undergraduate degree programs, or a three-year technical program preparing students for work.
Europe
Qualification in short cycle The Bologna/level 6 process in the European Qualification Framework sits between secondary and undergraduate education and is thus roughly equivalent to an associate's degree. These qualifications include the Foundation (FdA, FdSc, FdEng), Higher Education Certificate (CertHE) and Higher Education Diploma (DipHE) degrees in the UK, the Higher Certificate in the Republic of Ireland, and the French Diploma of Universitaire de Technologie > (DUT) and Brevet de Technicien SupÃÆ'Â © rieur (BTS).
Dutch
In the Netherlands, there are four pilots between 2005 and 2011 to assess the added value of an associate's degree. In 2007 the association level was added to the Dutch higher education system in the Higher Education Professional stream (HBO ) taught at the university of applied sciences ( hogeschool ). The Associate degree program is part of the HBO degree program, and the advising requirements are the same for a two-year associate degree and a four-year related bachelor's degree. Those who earned an associate degree can go on to an HBO undergraduate degree in just two years, but do not articulate to a research-oriented degree of research ( WO ). United Kingdom
The title of Associate in Physical Science (Associate in Science from 1879) was used by Durham College of Physical Sciences (now University of Newcastle) from the 1870s. Required (in 1884) graduated in three mathematics, physics, chemistry and geology, and allowed students to continue to take the exam for the Bachelor of Science. As a university-level qualification located under a bachelor's degree, it is considered the world's first associate degree in the modern sense, which was first given in 1873, 25 years before the introduction of associate degrees to the US by the University of Chicago. Durham also introduced Associate in Theology in 1901. Both have been discontinued, even though their withdrawal dates are unknown. There are thirteen types of associate titles offered at British universities in 1927.
The title Associate in Arts , introduced by the University of Oxford in 1857 and sometimes referred to as an Associate in Arts degree, precedes the Durham title. However, this is an examination for "non-university members" and those under the age of 18; as it is at the secondary school qualification level rather than the modern association title. Trials are held in English, language, math, science, drawing and music, with titles given to those whose students pass two (as long as both are not drawing and music).
The English level for the degree of association varies depending on the national system that excludes them. Based on the assessment by the UK NARIC, the title of the American and Canadian associations is considered equivalent to one year of higher education programs such as the Higher National Certificate at level 4 of the UK Framework for Higher Education Qualifications. The Australian association degree, however, is considered to be equivalent to two years of higher education programs such as the Higher National Diploma at level 5 on the framework.
Norwegian
The two-year education at BA level is called HÃÆ'¸gskolekandidat , translated "university college graduate". Few professions require 120 ECTS, eg. piano tuner, driving instructor.
Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, the degree of association was first introduced to the region in 2000 with the aim of increasing the number of students with post-secondary qualifications. As originally introduced, qualification takes two or three years, but this is reformed in 2012 into a two-year course. Associate degree is designed as a general academic education qualification, compared to a vocational High Diploma, and enables articulation into the third year of a four-year (US-style) bachelor's degree or second year of a three-year (UK -style) bachelor degree. A survey in 2016 shows that most students believe an associate's degree will help them to earn a college degree, but not (alone) in getting a career; Yet only 30% of associate degree graduates gain a place for further study, leading to allegations that the title is a "waste of time and money" and asking the government to overcome this by making more and more university degrees available. This has been criticized, with others saying that education has benefits beyond income, which is only a short-term measure.
United States
In the United States, an associate degree is usually obtained in two years or more and can be obtained at colleges, technical colleges, vocational schools, and several colleges, as well as at some universities. A student who completes a two-year program may obtain an Associate of Arts/Associate in Arts (AA) degree or an Associate of Science/Associate in Science (USA) degree. AA degrees are usually obtained in Liberal Arts and Sciences such as humanities and social sciences; US degrees are awarded to those who study in applied scientific and technical fields and professional areas of study. Generally, one year of study is focused on general education level of college and second year focused on the discipline field.
Students who complete a two-year technical or vocational course may obtain an Associate of Applied Science/Associate in Applied Science. This type of program is designed for people looking for work immediately after completion.
Acceptance of transfers in the United States enables the courses taken and credits earned on AA, US, or AAS courses are sometimes calculated to a college degree through articulation agreements or recognition of prior learning, depending on the courses taken, applicable state laws/regulations, and university transfer requirements.
California
The Student Achievement Reform Act is signed in law on September 29, 2010, which is a law that grants every California Community College student who has earned an Associates of Arts for Transfer (AA-T) or Associate in Science degree for transfer (AS-T) will be given priority admission to CSU (California State University) into a baccalaureate (BA) baccalaureate program similar to that of a standing junior guarantee.
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