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Auteur principal: Reed, Linda A.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Langue:en
Publié: 1982
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contents Bound for the United States: An Introduction to U.S. College and University Life. Reed, Linda A. Ancillary School Services Cultural Awareness Foreign Students Higher Education International Educational Exchange Life Style North American Culture School Orientation Social Environment Social Influences Sociocultural Patterns Student Exchange Programs Study Abroad Teacher Exchange Programs Travel A handbook designed to assist Chinese students and scholars who are planning an extended stay on a U.S. college or university campus is presented. The guide includes a brief overview of the U.S. postsecondary education system, with attention focused on study, not research opportunities. The following topics are addressed: passports and visas for officially sponsored and privately sponsored students and scholars; immunizations; travel money; customs regulations; what to take; arrangements to be made with the U.S. host institution; locating on-campus or off-campus housing; academic registration; services available at the campus; written sources of information; classes; credits/grades/degrees; library/reserve books/departmental libraries; the academic calendar; graduate programs; academic vocabulary; social recreational activities; travel within and outside the United States; health care/insurance; eating establishments and dining customs in the United States; transportation and communications; money and banking; stores and other facilities; safety precautions; U.S. immigration regulations; U.S. income tax liability and social security; Chinese embassy and consulates in the United States; characteristics of Americans and American society; and leaving the United States. Appendices include a sample arrival/departure record form and U.S. customs declaration form; a list of common vocabulary used on U.S. campuses; a post-admission/pre-arrival checklist; and a list of locations of U.S. Education reference collections in China. (SW)
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spellingShingle Bound for the United States: An Introduction to U.S. College and University Life.
Reed, Linda A.
Ancillary School Services
Cultural Awareness
Foreign Students
Higher Education
International Educational Exchange
Life Style
North American Culture
School Orientation
Social Environment
Social Influences
Sociocultural Patterns
Student Exchange Programs
Study Abroad
Teacher Exchange Programs
Travel
Bound for the United States: An Introduction to U.S. College and University Life. Reed, Linda A. Ancillary School Services Cultural Awareness Foreign Students Higher Education International Educational Exchange Life Style North American Culture School Orientation Social Environment Social Influences Sociocultural Patterns Student Exchange Programs Study Abroad Teacher Exchange Programs Travel A handbook designed to assist Chinese students and scholars who are planning an extended stay on a U.S. college or university campus is presented. The guide includes a brief overview of the U.S. postsecondary education system, with attention focused on study, not research opportunities. The following topics are addressed: passports and visas for officially sponsored and privately sponsored students and scholars; immunizations; travel money; customs regulations; what to take; arrangements to be made with the U.S. host institution; locating on-campus or off-campus housing; academic registration; services available at the campus; written sources of information; classes; credits/grades/degrees; library/reserve books/departmental libraries; the academic calendar; graduate programs; academic vocabulary; social recreational activities; travel within and outside the United States; health care/insurance; eating establishments and dining customs in the United States; transportation and communications; money and banking; stores and other facilities; safety precautions; U.S. immigration regulations; U.S. income tax liability and social security; Chinese embassy and consulates in the United States; characteristics of Americans and American society; and leaving the United States. Appendices include a sample arrival/departure record form and U.S. customs declaration form; a list of common vocabulary used on U.S. campuses; a post-admission/pre-arrival checklist; and a list of locations of U.S. Education reference collections in China. (SW)
title Bound for the United States: An Introduction to U.S. College and University Life.
topic Ancillary School Services
Cultural Awareness
Foreign Students
Higher Education
International Educational Exchange
Life Style
North American Culture
School Orientation
Social Environment
Social Influences
Sociocultural Patterns
Student Exchange Programs
Study Abroad
Teacher Exchange Programs
Travel
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED217806