estudios terciarios

English translation: non-university higher education studies

16:04 Dec 15, 2002

Spanish to English translations [PRO]

Spanish term or phrase: estudios terciarios

En Argentina son los estudios post-secundaria y pre-universidad.... debo presentar esto en USA, ¿cómo se diría allí? GRACIAS!

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Local time: 10:19

English translation:non-university higher education studies

Explanation:
Coincido con Andrea en que estudios terciarios no son pre-universitarios. Son títulos superiores autónomos, sólo que las instituciones que los emiten no tienen el nivel de universidades.

La opción que te sugiero sale de una clasificación de la UNESCO, que me parece que te puede ser útil:
www.unesco.org/iau/cd-data/kg.rtf

Saludos,

Patricia

Patricia

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Patricia Lutteral
Argentina
Local time: 10:19

Grading comment

Muchas Gracias a todos por colaborar con mi inquietud!!!!
Gracias Patricia!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

college studies

Elisabeth Ghysels

5 +1

higher vocational studies

Marijke Singer

Tertiary Education

Maria Luisa Duarte

4 +1

non-university higher education studies

Patricia Lutteral

vocational studies/training

Rick Henry

Higher School

EDLING (X)

post-high school, pre-university studies

Buffalo

pre-college preparatory coursework?

Refugio

college preparatory school

Consult Couture

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

1 min confidence:

Higher School

Explanation:
+

EDLING (X)
PRO pts in pair: 617

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

college studies

Explanation:
according to this reference.

Greetings,

Nikolaus

Reference: http://www.psi.uba.ar/investigaciones/revista/revista14.htm

Elisabeth Ghysels
Local time: 15:19
PRO pts in pair: 310

6 mins confidence:

pre-college preparatory coursework?

Explanation:
There really is no equivalent, unless it would be junior college, but that is already college level.

Refugio
Local time: 06:19
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 1827

16 mins confidence:

Tertiary Education

Explanation:
is any study done after high school:

Tertiary education is education that normally comes after completion of secondary education, namely higher education and vocational education and training.

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Secondary education is the later part of education, after primary education and before tertiary education. It is referred to by various different names in different countries, including \"high school\" in the U.S. and Australia. It occurs mainly during the teenage years. The exact boundary between primary and secondary education varies from country to country, but is generally around the seventh to the ninth year of education.

Primary and secondary education together are sometimes referred to as \"K-12\" education, especially in the United States.

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Note added at 2002-12-15 18:42:20 (GMT)
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EDUCATION INDICATORS: An International Perspective

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Indicator 1: Enrolled Persons 5-29 Years Old
ISCED levels of education
In order to define levels of education uniformly across all countries, this publication uses terms that were developed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and have been agreed upon by all participating countries, but which might be unfamiliar to readers from the United States. These levels, called the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) levels, are used to compile internationally comparable statistics on education.

The classification distinguishes between seven levels of education ranging from preprimary to tertiary. International definitions of preprimary, primary, and tertiary education are similar to the definitions used in the United States; however, lower and upper secondary education have slightly different meanings.

Preprimary education (level 0), also called early childhood education, usually includes education for children aged 3-5, although in some countries, it starts as early as age 2 and in others continues through age 6. In the United States, preprimary education includes kindergarten. Primary education (level 1) runs from about ages 6-11, or about first through sixth grades in the United States. Specialization rarely occurs in any country before secondary education.

Secondary education covers ages 11 or 12 through 18 or 19 and is divided into two levels: lower and upper secondary (levels 2 and 3). For the purposes of statistical comparability, the United States has defined lower secondary education as grades 7 through 9 and upper secondary as grades 10 through 12. In the United States, lower secondary education is the loose equivalent of intermediate school, middle school, or junior high school; however, in many other countries lower secondary education ends with an examination and constitutes the completion of compulsory education. Upper secondary education immediately follows lower secondary education and includes general (academic), technical, and vocational education, or any combination thereof, depending on the country. An upper secondary attainment level is roughly equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma.

Higher education, also referred to as tertiary education, includes three ISCED levels and is the equivalent of postsecondary education in the United States. Nonuniversity higher education includes education beyond the secondary school level involving programs (e.g., vocational, community
NOTE: For the attainment indicators, a person is classified in the highest level for which they completed the last grade or degree for the level. For example, a U.S. student must complete grade 9 in order to attain a lower secondary education and 2 years of higher education (associate\'s degree) in order to attain a nonuniversity higher education.
college, and junior college programs) that terminate in less than a 4-year degree. This type of education is at ISCED level 5. ISCED level 6 comprises education programs that lead to a 4-year undergraduate degree. These programs are typically located in universities and other 4-year institutions. The highest level, ISCED level 7, includes graduate and professional degree programs.

ISCED level Definition U.S. equivalent

0 Preprimary Kindergarten and below

1 Primary 1st-6th grades

2 Lower secondary 7th-9th grades

3 Upper secondary 10th-12th grades or first 3 years of
vocational education

5 Higher education Community or junior colleges or vocational
technical institutes (non-university) leading to
an associate\'s degree
6 Higher education University or other 4-year education institution
(university) leading to a bachelor\'s degree
7 Higher education A University or professional institute leading to
(university) leading to a master\'s or doctor\'s degree

*Early childhood education includes both preprimary and primary education, since there are variations in the definition of preprimary education among countries.

http://tec.intnet.mu/intro_te_insts.htm

http://www.ed.co.nz/papers/entitlements/section1.htm

Reference: http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertiary_education

Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Local time: 15:19
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 3168

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

non-university higher education studies

Patricia Lutteral
Argentina
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 505

Grading comment

Muchas Gracias a todos por colaborar con mi inquietud!!!!
Gracias Patricia!!!

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

higher vocational studies

Explanation:
Otra opción que pueda servirte

En los Países Bajos se hace una distinción entre:
higher vocational studies (que no incluye cursos universitarios)
y
university studies (que son solamente cursos universitarios

Marijke Singer
Spain
Local time: 15:19
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 602

2 hrs confidence:

college preparatory school

Explanation:
This would be education before college or university in the US. Often called "prep school". As far as I understand, these are usually private schools. Hope it helps...

Example from Web site cited below:

"As a traditional college preparatory school, our goal is to foster your natural desire to learn in an environment that will challenge your intellect and encourage the moral development of character and integrity.

With an emphasis on academic excellence, self-discipline, respect for each other and service to school and community, students are invited to be active participants in their own learning, to ask questions, discover knowledge, test ideas and develop themselves as life-long learners."

Reference: http://www.newmanprep.org/

Consult Couture
United States
Local time: 08:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 201

2 hrs confidence:

vocational studies/training

Explanation:
HTH

Rick

Rick Henry
United States
Local time: 08:19
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 375

10 hrs confidence:

post-high school, pre-university studies

Explanation:
Many of the other answers seem good, especially Patricia's. However given that you've defined "estudios terciarios" as "post-secundaria y pre-universidad" in Argentina, I would do a literal translation. This seems the only way of accurately conveying your meaning in English. It will not sound strange because foreign academic transcripts often have courses and categories that do not exist in the US, and the only way of making them understood in English is to translate them literally.

Buffalo
Local time: 01:19
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 15

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