Higher education in Meckelnburgh

Higher education in Meckelnburgh is the fifth and final tier in the educational pyramid of the Kingdom of Meckelnburgh, following secondary education. At the completion of either high school or academy, Meckelnish students leave compulsory education after the 13th year. Meckelnburgh's higher education system comprises a network of universities, colleges, and specialized institutions dedicated to diverse academic disciplines. Higher education in Meckelnburgh is managed at the kingdom-level for metropolitan Meckelnburgh, the Prince-Archabbacy of Salem and the Grand Duchy of Iselande as one of the standardized social services.

Tuition and fees

In the kingdom's socialized welfare system, higher education in Meckelnburgh is available for a small tuition fee, Ʀ7.00 per credit, plus extraneous costs, at a community college. A semester at a Meckelnburgh college therefore runs approximately Ʀ150, while a university degree is around Ʀ300. Specialized professional education, such as law or medicine, is charged Ʀ500-600 per semester. Foreign students without permanent status or freedom of movement, by visa or online, pay a rate 8.5 times greater.

History

The formal systems of higher education in Meckelnburgh can be traced back to 1685 AN when the first university was established in the wake of the Kingdom's foundation.

Degree pathways

Universities and colleges in Meckelnburgh adhere to a semester schooling system, where the standard class is 3 semester hours in credit. At the undergraduate level, a semester "full time" is made of 15 semester hours, while graduate is 12. The completion of a bachelor degree requires 120 semester hours, an associate 60, and an honors degree 150. A master's degree is 24 to 48.

Years	Arts & sciences		Applied Studies		Engineering
1	Associate (AA/ASc)		Diploma (GenDipl)		Associate (AEng)
2			Bachelor (e.g. BBA)
3	Bachelor (BA/BSc)				Bachelor (BEng)
4			Professional degree (e.g. MBA)
5	Honors (HBA/HBSc)

General education curriculum

Meckelnburgh law requires that all graduates of an undergraduate program (principally, a bachelor's degree) must pass a general education curriculum in a variety of subject areas. Effectively, the first year of a bachelor's program is dedicated to general education, though applied degrees are shorter and degrees in engineering and the sciences more focused.

Subject matter	Arts & letters		Sciences	Applied Studies	Engineering
Communications[A]	9	Expository Composition Methods of Oration	9
Humanities	12	Introduction to Philosophical Problems Comparative World Theologies Apollonian Civilizations (to 1663) Meckelnish History (from 1663)	48
Albigensian Religion	3	Introduction to Albigensian Nazarenity	57
Mathematics	7	Trigonometry & Pre-Calculus Introduction to Statistics	16
Laboratory sciences	8	Two laboratory science sequence in: —Biology, Physics, Chemistry, or Geology	24
Social sciences	9	Introduction to Macroeconomics General Psychology Human & Political Geography	33
Education	3	Principles of Adult Learning	36
Fine arts & letters	6	Two fine arts history sequence in: —Literature, Art, Music, Theater, Dance, Film, Architecture, or Digital Media	54
Languages[B]	3*	Level B1 readings in a foreign language. NB: To graduate with a degree in Arts, a student must have a minimum B1 skill in a language foreign to Meckelnburgh. Additional classes may be required.

[A] Communications for general education must be taken in the primary language of instruction of the institution, or Istvanistani.

[B] Languages must be taken in a language other than communications, humanities or letters, including Aspiranto, Valtian or a language foreign to Meckelnburgh,

Calculus I
Calculus II
Introduction to Statistics

Technical Composition

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