International Year One in INTO Oregon State University


Description
The International Year One Program
- Age of participants: 17 years
- Duration of the program: 3 (7 months) or 4 semesters (12 months) (it is possible to reduce the duration of studies to 1-2 semesters)
- Classes start: June, September, March, January
- Level of education: high school diploma with good marks (GPA not less than 2.5)
- Knowledge of English: IELTS 5.5 (minimum 5.5 in the letter section), TOEFL 60 or other equivalent
- Language of instruction: English
- Participants: foreign citizens.
International Year One is a special admission program for international students, which contains the adapted disciplines of the first year of study. The big advantage is that students do not lose time for preparation, and immediately after the completion of these courses they pass to the next semester of the chosen bachelor's specialty. Depending on the level of the language and academic indicators, the studying can last from 1 to 4 semesters, if necessary, you can take special courses of the English academic language. There are 12 different directions available:
- Engineering
- Physical Exercises and Sports Science
- Science and technology in the field of food products
- Computer science
- General research
- General studies (liberal arts)
- Natural Resources and Renewable Materials
- Public Policy
- The science
- Business
- Woman and Gender Studies
- Forestry.
After each direction, specific bachelor's specialties are available. Students study a set of disciplines, which include the main and subject modules:
- English academic language. A compulsory subject for all courses and courses lasting from 2 to 4 semesters. Students actively develop language skills, emphasizing the exact use of vocabulary and vocabulary expansion, correct and clear presentation of their thoughts and ideas in written and oral form. Classes include work on all sections of linguistics: grammar, conversation, writing, listening. During the program, students significantly increase the level of the language and are accustomed to using it in study and everyday life.
- Skills of university studies and research. Obligatory subject for all directions. In the course of the work, the bias is made precisely on the techniques and methods that are characteristic of the chosen direction.
- Discipline in the direction. This includes a whole range of subjects that are necessary for the disclosure of topics in the chosen direction.
The studying is specially adapted for foreign students and gives them the opportunity to quickly and painlessly master their specialization and go to the basic bachelor's studying programs. Students are taught by highly qualified teachers who try to find an individual approach to each student, and help them to open their potential. In addition to academic disciplines, participants in the International Year One receive assistance from teachers and mentors in the process of adapting to the system of study at the university, the way of life in the city, state and country. A student can always seek help to resolve any issue, both educational and personal and personal. Upon completion of the studying, students move to the next semester of the bachelor's degree and continue their studies as an ordinary bachelor student.
Areas of study and available bachelor's programs:
1. Engineering:
- Biotechnology (Bioengineering, Pre-Major-BA), (Bioengineering, Pre-Major-BS)
- Civil Engineering (Pre-Major-BA, Pre-Major-BS)
- Management of construction engineering (Pre-Major-BA, Pre-Major-BS)
- Ecological Engineering (Pre-Major-BS)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (Pre-Major-BS)
- Energy Systems Engineering (Pre-Major-BS)
- Environmental Engineering (Pre-Major-BA), (Pre-Major-BS)
- Forest Engineering / Civil Engineering, Pre-Major-BS
- Industrial Engineering (Pre-Major-BS)
- Manufacturing Engineering (Pre-Major-BS)
- Mechanical Engineering (Pre-Major-BS)
- Nuclear Engineering (Pre-Major-BS).
2. Physical exercises and sports science:
- Food (Nutrition-BS)
- Public Health 9Public Health-BS)
- Kinesiology-BS
- Human Development and Family Sciences (BS).
3. Science and technology in the field of food:
- Science and technology of food (BS)
- Computer science
- Computer Science (Pre-Major-BS, Pre-Major-BA).
4. General studies:
- Education (BA)
- Graphic Design-BA
- Economics (BA, BS)
- American Studies (BA), (BS)
- Anthropology (BA, BS)
- Applied Visual Arts (BA)
- Art (BA, BS)
- Digital Communication Arts (BS)
- English Language (English-BA)
- Ethnic Studies-BA, (BS)
- French language (BA)
- German language (BA)
- History (BA)
- Liberal Studies (BA, BS)
- Music (BA, BS)
- Philosophy (BA, BS)
- Political Science (BA, BS)
- Psychology (BA, BS)
- Social science (BA, BS)
- Spanish (BA)
- Speech Communication (Pre-Major-BA, Pre-Major-BS).
5. General studies (liberal arts):
- Education (BA)
- Graphic Design-BA
- Economics (BA, BS)
- American Studies (BA, BS)
- Anthropology (BA, BS)
- Applied Visual Arts (BA)
- Art (BA, BS)
- Digital Communication Arts-BA, Digital Communication Arts-BS,
- English Language (English-BA)
- Ethnic Studies-BA, (Ethnic Studies-BS)
- French language (French-BA).
6. Natural resources and renewable materials:
- Gardening (Horticulture-BS)
- Natural Resources-BS
- Pasture sciences (Rangeland Sciences-BS)
- Recreation Resource Management (BS)
- Renewable Materials-BS
- Tourism and Outdoor Leadership-BS.
7. Public Policy:
- Economics (BA, BS)
- Economics and Policy-Environment (BS)
- Sociology (BA, BS).
8. Science:
- Agricultural Sciences (BS)
- Animal Sciences (BS)
- Biochemistry and Biophysics-BS
- Bio-Health Sciences (BS)
- Biology (Biology-BS)
- Research of bioresources (BS)
- Botany (BS)
- Chemistry (BS, BA)
- Crop and Soil Science-BS
- Earth Sciences (BS)
- Environmental Sciences (BS)
- Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences-BS
- Mathematics (BS)
- Microbiology (BS)
- Physics / Applied Physics (Physics / Applied Physics-BA), (Physics / Applied Physics-BS)
- Physics in the field of radiation health (Radiation Health Physics, Pre-Major-BS)
- Zoology (Zoology-BS), (Zoology-BA).
9. Business:
- Hospitality Management-BA
- Accounting (Accountancy, Pre-Major-BS)
- Management of agricultural business (Agricultural Business Management-BS)
- Business Administration (BA)
- Business in Information Systems (Pre-Major-BA, Pre-Major-BS)
- Finance (Pre-Major-BA, Pre-Major-BS)
- Interior Design (Pre-Major-BA)
- Management (Pre-Major-BA, Pre-Major-BS)
- Marketing (Pre-Major-BA, Pre-Major-BS)
- Merchandising Management (Pre-Major-BS)
- Business Administration (BS).
11. Women and Gender Studies:
- Women, gender and sexuality research (BA,BS).
12. Forestry:
- Forest Engineering (BS)
- Forestry (Pre-Major-BS).
REQUIREMENTS FOR ENROLLMENT
- Age of participants: from 17 years
- English language level for participation: IELTS 5.5 (minimum 5.5 in the letter section), TOEFL 60 or other equivalents
- Level of education: high school diploma with good grades
- GPA is not lower than 2.5
- Participants: foreign citizens.
DAYS OF TRIMESTORS AND ADDITIONAL COSTS
Beginning of classes: January, March, June, September.
Academic year for 3-semester programs:
- Beginning in January: from January 2 to August 16;
- Beginning in June: from June 19 to March 22;
- Beginning in September: from September 13 to June 14.
Academic year for 4-semester programs:
- Beginning in March: from March 27 to March 22;
- Beginning in June: from June 19 to June 14;
- Beginning in September: from September 13 to August 16.