WORLD PA~fTERNS of Seventh-day Adventist Education WORLD PA'ITERNS of Seventh-day Adventist Education Christian EDUCAiiON An Adventist Essential Sixth Revision, 1993 Department of Education, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ..................................................... 3 Placement Recommendations ..................................... 4 Abbreviations and Symbols . 5 Categories of Seventh-day Adventist Schools . 6 Abbreviated Symbols for Countries without SDA Schools ................. 7 Patterns of SDA Education (Countries in Alphabetical Order) . 9 Bibliography . 187 Index of Names and Places . 195 3 PREFACE The General Conference Department of Education coordinates the educational work of the Seventh-day Adventist Church from a global perspective. World Patterns of Seventh-day Adventist Education is the only description of the church educational system by countries. A United Nations list of 218 countries has been used. This sixth edition of World Patterns has grouped in each country secondary and tertiary schools, and uses the official name in the language of the country, as it appears on all legal documents. (Non-English names can be traced to the SPA Yearbook by using the latter's General Index at the back of the book. Sharp's QlossaJY should be used for translating unfamiliar non-English educational terms). Curricula and credentials required for teaching in SDA schools are described as far as possible even where these are not obtainable within the SPA system in the country. This document will be updated from time to time. School entrance age is 6 unless otherwise indicated. An underlined initial means the program is government recognized. The division of the General Conference to which a country belongs is indicated in parentheses according to the code given under "Abbreviations and Symbols." Staffing of colleges and complete secondary schools can be found in the SPA Yearbook. Statistical information about staff, enrollments, library holdings, and graduates can be found in the current World Report. Specialization in complete secondary schools is often indicated in the Remarks column as well as in the World Rtmort. The department wishes to express appreciation to the division directors of education, the World Education series of AACRAO (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers), and publications of the US Department of Education and embassies of the countries described. Many specializations in the countries are not found in this volume but are given in full in some of latter sources which have been cited. The reliability of the information supplied is conditioned not only by the sources but by constant changes in the educational systems of the world. Readers are requested to supply needed corrections that come to their attention. 4 PLACEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Generally speaking, students who qualify for university entrance in their own countries may be considered for admission to universities in another country (e.g. college freshman in USA). However, the selection for qyality pedormauce may be determined on the basis of better than average transcript grades. as well as reading/speaking/writing ability in the language used as medium of instruction in the new setting. and possible need to make up laboratory experience in secondary school science subjects. Some advanced standing may be granted in certain subjects to students transferring from a 13-year secondary program into a system feeding on 11- and 12-year graduates. The 13-year graduate can normally attain the first degree in three years in his own country. Transfer credit may be granted for Commonwealth GCE A-level passes and for other European-type 13th-year specialized upper-secondary subjects designed to lead into three-year college degrees. On the other hand students coming from a lOth or 11th year primary/secondary program may find it difficult to compete even if no question is raised about admission. For this edition of World Patterns detailed placement recommendations from earlier AACRAO volumes have been updated with simpler statements based on AACRAO's 1988 book. They are mostly limited to credentials required for transfer to the USA from schools listed in this edition of World Patterns. For a broader list of credentials from other types of schools in a given country, see the references listed at the foot. The NAFSA book indexed as 084 contains recommendations for placement of graduate students. 5 ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS AACRAO American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers AID Africa-Indian Ocean Division ACA Adventist Colleges Abroad BR Board of Regents CEFSC Council on the Evaluation of Foreign Student Credentials (AACRAO) CI Qmntzy Index DEGT Two-year Theology degree, EUD (See France) DEST Four-year Theology degree, EUD (See France) EAD Eastern Africa Division ESD Euro-Asia Division EUD Euro-Africa Division FED Far Eastern Division G Graduate GC General Conference (Attached fields) GCE General Certificate of Education (British Commonwealth Countries) lAD Inter-American Division m The Institute for Technical Interchange NAD North American Division NADOAR North American Division Officers and Registrars (Seventh-day Adventist) p Primary s Secondary SAD South American Division SDA Seventh-day Adventist SPD South Pacific Division SUD Southern Asia Division ss Social Service T Tertiary TED Trans-European Division No Adventist schooling at this level in curriculum indicated ll Underlined- Government-recognized program WT Worker Training Program X Extension program or affiliated program; degree conferred by mother institution. Exit point in a ladder-type curriculum Comments under Remarks indicate that references on that line lead to an examination/certificate/diploma/degree earned at end of a program. If more than one is listed following ladder-type curriculum, the first one is earned at the first exit point, indicated by a period. 6 CATEGORIES OF SDA SCHOOLS The categories of individual schools are given following their names. At times one school may be operating two or more levels of education, and these are also indicated. These categories are based on national systems as they are related to their own national post-secondary requirements for admission to higher education institutions either directly or by officially-recognized examinations. Such terms as "college," "university," 11 institute," or "seminary" have varying meanings in different countries. Categozy Description of Schools G-1 Operates 4 or more schools, offering graduate work leading to graduate degrees. G-2 Offers limited graduate programs in its own name. G-3 Offers affiliated graduate programs on the campus by another institution. T-1 Operates 4 years of post-secondary offerings with 12 or more majors on undergraduate level. T-2 Operates 4 years of post-secondary studies with 4-11 majors on undergraduate level, or studies leading to the first degree. T-3 Operates 4 years of post-secondary studies with 1 to 3 majors on undergraduate level, or studies leading to the first degree. T-4 Operates 1 to 3 years of post-secondary studies. w Worker-training program based on incomplete secondary, the last portion of which parallels two years of post-secondary studies. S-1 Offers complete national secondary program, admitting to institutions of higher learning, and/or worker-training courses on the upper secondary level. S-2 Offers complete national secondary program, admitting to institutions of higher learning. S-3 Operates national secondary programs for non-university students, and/or worker-training courses on lower secondary level. S-4 School operated for a special purpose or junior academies. ws Worker-training program on upper secondary level. Complete primary (elementary) school program, with worker-training courses on the elementary level. Complete primary (elementary) school program, giving entrance to secondary schools directly or by official examinations. P-3 Incomplete primary (elementary) school programs, not giving admission to secondary schools. H-A Hospital nursing schools with admission requirements equal to college/university requirements in the country. H-B Hospital nursing schools at the secondary school level. ABBREVIATED SYMBOLS FOR COUNTRIES WITHOUT SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST SCHOOLS 7 P =Primary S = Secondary T =Tertiary Years in School: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Division Afghanistan p - s - -. - T - lED Albania p - s - - T lED Algeria (P) p - s - - T BUD Andorra p - s - - T BUD Bahrein p - s - -. - -. T - GC Belgium p - s - -. - T - EUD Benin (F) p - s - -. -. T AID ·Bhutan p - s - -. Brit. Ind. Ocn Ter p - s - -. Brunei (UK) p - s - - T FED Bulgaria p - - s - -.. - T - BUD Cape Verde Is. (S) p - s - AID Cent. Afri. Repub. p - s 1. - -- T AID Chad (F) p - s - - -- T AID Channel Is. (UK) p - s - -. - T lED China (P.Rep.) p - s - -. - T - GC Christmas Is. (UK) P - s - -. SPD Cocos Is. (Au) p - s - - SPD Comoros (F) p s AID Congo (Braza)(F) p - s - -. -. - T AID Dem. Kampuchea p - s -. - T FED Dem. Yemen p - s - -. - T - GC Djibouti (F) p s -. - T BAD .. Equat. Guinea(F) p - s - - -. - T AID Faeroe Islands(D) p - s -. - T - TED Falkland Is. p - s - -. SAD (Malvinas )(UK) Gabon (F) p - s - - -- T AID Gambia (UK) p - s - -. - AID Gibralter (UK) p - s - -. - T EUD Greece p - s - -. - T - TED Greenland (D) p - s - - T lED Guinea (F) p - s - -. -. T AID Guinea-Bissau (P) p - s - AID 8 Guyana (UK) p - s . -. - T lAD Holy See ????? EUD Iran p - s - -. T - GC Iraq p s - T GC Ireland, No. (UK) p - s . - - T TED Isle of Man (UK) p - s - -. - - T TED Israel p . s -. T - GC Johnston Island Kuweit p - -. M- -. s - T - GC Laos (F) p - -. s - -. .. T FED Libyan Arab Jab. p - s - -. T - GC Liechtenstein p - s - T - EUD Luxembourg p - s - -. - T EUD Maldives p - s - T FED Mali (F) p - -. s -. T AID Malta p - s - -. T EUD Mauritania p - s - -. - -. - T AID Midway Is.