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-= US
SCHOOL SYSTEM =-
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NAME
OF SCHOOL
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GRADE
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AGE
OF STUDENTS
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SUBJECTS
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Nursery School
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3-5
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Games, songs, creative
play
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Kindergarten
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K
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4-6
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Games, drawing, crafts,
beginning reading, writing.
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Elementary School
1-5 or 1-6
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1
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5-7
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Reading, writing,
spelling, adding, drawing, music.
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2
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6-8
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Language arts,
subtraction, spelling, drawing, music.
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3
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7-9
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Language arts, social
studies, multiplication, music.
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Middle School
5-6 or 6-9
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4
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8-10
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Language arts, social
studies, division.
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5
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9-11
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Language arts, social
studies, fractions.
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6
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10-12
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Language arts, social
studies, decimals, science.
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Junior High School
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7
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11-13
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Language arts, social
studies, math, science, foreign language.
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8
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12-14
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Language arts, social
studies, math, science, foreign language.
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High School
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Freshman
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9
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13-15
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Core Courses: English,
algebra, civics, biology, foreign language
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Electives: music,
art, typing, bookkeeping, economics, technical education, home economics.
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Sophmore
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10
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14-16
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Core Courses: English,
geometry, history, chemistry, foreign language.
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Electives: music,
art, bookkeeping, economics, consumer education, computer applications.
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Junior
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11
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15-17
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Core Courses: English,
advanced math, history, physics, foreign language.
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Electives: music,
art, bookkeeping, economics, consumer education, computer applications.
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Senior
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12
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16-18
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Core Courses: English,
calculus, history, foreign language.
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Electives: music,
art, bookkeeping, economics, consumer education, computer programming.
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College
and University
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AGE
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DEGREE
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LENGTH OF TIME
REQUIRED
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Undergraduate
College
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Junior College
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17-
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AA
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2 years
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Four-Year College
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18-
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BA, BS
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4-5 years
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University Graduate
School
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21-
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MA, MS
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2-3 years plus
thesis
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Graduate school
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21-
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PhD, LHD, Litt.D.,
DCL
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3 years plus thesis
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Medical school
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21-
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MD, DDS
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2 years plus
residency
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Law school
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21-
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JS
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3 years
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