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Undergraduate Study

About Undergraduate Education in the U.S.
The undergraduate education system explained: information on types of institutions, degrees, liberal arts, schedules, and grading.

Admissions
Choosing among the numerous institutions of higher education is difficult, and the admissions process is complicated. Here's a road map.

Testing
In order to study in the United States, students take standardized tests such as the TOEFL, SAT I, SAT II Subject Tests, ACT, GRE, GMAT, and others.

Publications
The text for the "Undergraduate Study" section of this Web site is based on "Book 1: Undergraduate Study" in the U.S. Department of State's If You Want to Study in the United States series. Please visit the "Publications" section to download PDFs of "Book 1" in Arabic, English, French, Russian or Spanish.

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