International Year One in Public Policy
INTO Oregon State University, United States
Total Course Fee
USD 33,900
Course Accredited By
NA
International Year One allows students to begin earning credits toward their degree even if they don’t meet the academic and English requirements for direct entry.
International Year One in Public Policy will prepare students to enter their next term of a bachelor's degree program at Oregon State University.
International Year One in Public Policy will prepare students to enter their next term of a bachelor's degree program at Oregon State University.
- OSU is ranked among the highest research universities in the US by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
- Students can join a variety of clubs and organizations for public policy majors including: sociology club, pre-law society, international affairs club, OSU Forensics (Speech and Debate) Team and more.
- The OSU Policy Analysis Laboratory prepares students to address current and past public policy challenges with community-based policy work.
- Students can choose from three- to four-term Pathway programs.
- Students are fully admitted to OSU provided successful completion of conditional admission criteria at the end of the Pathway and submission of all required admission credentials.
- A Pathway program provides academic, language and cultural support in order to succeed at a US university.
- Students are guaranteed progression to an undergraduate degree program through a curriculum consisting of credit-earning courses.
- Students will benefit from fully integrated classes with both domestic and other international students on campus while learning from highly trained university instructors and tutors.
Standard
- Start dates: March, June, September and December
- Program length: 3 Terms
Comprehensive
- Start dates: March, June, September and December
- Program length: 4 Terms
Enrollment Cycles
- March 2023
- June 2023
- September 2023
- December 2023
Standard
Age requirement
- 16
Academic requirements
- High school diploma; Minimum 2.5 GPA.
English language entry requirements
- 3 Terms: TOEFL 60, IELTS 5.5, Password 6, PTEA 44, IELA 162, Duolingo 90, or Completion of Academic English Level 4.
Comprehensive
Age requirement
- 16
Academic requirements
- High school diploma; Minimum 2.5 GPA.
English language entry requirements
- 4 Terms: TOEFL 50, IELTS 5.0, Password 5, PTEA 41, IELA 154, Duolingo 75, or Completion of Academic English Level 3.
- 180 credit hour program
- 44 credit hours apply from Pathway
- 136 credit hours remaining toward degree
Term 1
- ALS 150 Academic Reading/Writing 3 Credits
- ALS 151 Academic Listening/Speaking 3 Credits
- MTH Math Course - Variable Level 4 Credits
- GEOG 106 Geography of the Western World 3 Credits
- ALS 181 Geography of the Western World ESL Bridge 2 Credits
- Total 15 Credits
Term 2
- ALS 162 Advanced Academic Writing/INT'L 3 Credits
- COMM 111 Public Speaking 3 Credits
- SOC 204 Introduction to Sociology 3 Credits
- ECON 201 Introduction to Microeconomics 4 Credits
- Total 13 Credits
Term 3
- WR 121 English Composition 3 Credits
- PS 201 United States Government and Politics 4 Credits
- ECON 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics 4 Credits
- HHS 231 Lifetime Fitness for Health 2 Credits
- ALS 181 Lifetime Fitness for Health Bridge 2 Credits
- PAC Physical Activity Class 1 Credits
- Total 16 Credits
Term 4 (Optional)
- Total 0 Credits
Notes * These courses are generally delivered through the INTO Center and are for Pathway students only.
- All International Year One programs have an advanced version with fewer language and study skills classes for students with higher levels of English on entry.
Term 4 (Optional)
- During the fourth term students can complete additional classes to ensure that they are well prepared for their second year at OSU and on track to complete in 4 years
- Standard
- Tuition Fees: $33900
- Comprehensive
- Tuition Fees: $40740