<p>Ive heard they are 3 years? How does this work for US grad school like law school?</p>
<p>I am sure there are others here who could give more specific detail, but my understanding is that in order to be considered for admission to a university in the UK , UK students must pass exams called "A Levels" which are somewhat akin to our AP exams as they test the student's achievement in particular subjects. I think better universities look for excellent grades on at least 3 of these exams if the student is to be admitted. That said, when a UK student enters university they are closer to the level of an American university sophmore. They also do not have to deal with distribution requirements for two years as is customary in American universities. They go straight into their chosen field of study or major. Therefore, the bachelors degree takes three years in the UK since the students start at a more advanced level. I would think that US graduate schools and law schools etc are well versed in the UK equivalencies and realize that a UK bachelors degree is at least equivalent to a 4 year American bachelors degree. </p>
<p>My husband is a product of the British educational system and did part of his undergrad degree in computer science in England and and the rest in the US. He would be the first to say that at least in his day, the UK system was rigorous for anyone who wished to make it into a university in the UK. Also, a much lower percentage of students actually made it to university level due to the tough admissions standards, than we are used to seeing in this country.</p>
<p>thats really informative, thanks alot </p>
<p>how does all this work for a Canadian/US applicant into the UK system? LSE lists the required averages (which are usually the auto admits000 in commonwealth, public systems) but since a Canadian/US applicant wont be at a sophomore level, how does this play into the whole 3 year bachelors thing?</p>
<p>It works roughly the same way for a US applicant. Usually a program has certain AP/IB requirements you are expected to meet.</p>
<p>ok i just realized that canadians are exempt from the "underqualification" of american schools. You need to have an A average in Grade 12 Ontario...in the states it appears to be much more subjective and they say so (because of the variety of schools, programs, APs, no APs, IB, honors).</p>