A SHORT GUIDE TO URUGUAYAN EDUCATION

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1 A SHORT GUIDE TO URUGUAYAN EDUCATION EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL-PROFESSIONAL MIDDLE EDUCATION FULBRIGHT COMMISSION URUGUAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MERCEDES JIMÉNEZ DE ARÉCHAGA PROGRAM OFFICER - EDUCATIONAL ADVISOR FANNY DEL RIO

2 ANEP EN EL SISTEMA EDUCATIVO URUGUAYO *Comienzo: 3 años de edad cronológica Niveles CEP: Consejo de Educación Primaria - ANEP CES: Consejo de Educación Secundaria - ANEP CETP: Consejo de Educación Técnico Profesional - ANEP DFPD: Dir. de Formación y Perfeccionamiento Docente - CODICEN - ANEP SCPD: Sec. de Capacitación y Perfeccionamiento Docente - CODICEN- ANEP ANEP Educ. Obligatoria Educ No Obligatoria Previos

3 Administrative Aspects and Policies Public Education is Centralized Administered through national councils NATIONAL BOARD OF EDUCATION (ANEP), THROUGH THE CENTRAL DIRECTIVE COUNCIL (CODICEN) DETERMINES POLICIES IN: Pre-School and Elementary School (Consejo de Educación Primaria) Middle and High School (Consejo de Educación Secundaria) Technical School (Consejo de Educación Técnico Profesional) MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE (MEC) DETERMINES POLICIES IN: Day care Private Universities THE UNIVERSITY OF THE REPUBLIC (PUBLIC) DETERMINES ITS OWN POLICIES

4 Public Education Overview Public Education is also Compulsory For at least 11 years: 2 years pre-school (ages 4 and 5) 1st to 6th Grade (Grade school) 1st to 3rd (Middle School) Free No fees or tuition (in all public institutions up to tertiary and higher ed) Secular No religious education in classroom

5 Compulsory Education (Pre-school, Elementary and Basic Cycle ) Basic compulsory education: Initial Education Educación Inicial or Preescolar : One/two years Pre-school (starts at age 4/5) Elementary School Escuela Primaria : 1st to 6th Grade Secondary School Ciclo Básico ( Basic Cycle ): Grades 1-3 (high school, vocational and technical). Equivalent to Middle High or, more accurately, to Junior High. TOTAL: 11 YEARS (ages 3/4 to 14/15)

6 Compulsory Education INITIAL EDUCATION Education Reform (1995) Extended compulsory education From the original 6 first years of Grade school (ages 6-11) To Pre-School After Reform: 2 year Pre-School for children 4-5 years old. 3 year old children can be and are admitted into Pre-School, but it is only compulsory for ages 4 and 5).

7 High School Education: Compulsory and Non- Compulsory BACHILLERATO OR LICEO JUNIOR and SENIOR HIGH JUNIOR HIGH (CICLO BÁSICO) Grades 1-3. Compulsory, free, secular in public schools. Enrollment can be made in: Public or Private High School (Liceo). Universidad del Trabajo del Uruguay (UTU) to study 3-year Basic Cycle (Junior High). SENIOR HIGH (BACHILLERATO) Grades 4-6. Divided into Three Areas: Humanities, Scientific, Biological and (as from 2008) Artistic Enrollment can be made in: Public or Private High School (Liceo), Students that have completed the 3-year Basic Cycle but are under 15 years of age may also go into UTU to complete a Technical Cycle Equivalent to Technical, Vocational, Commercial, Nursing School. Students with both Basic and Technical Cycle completed may go into UTU to study Tertiary Cycle (University level). Students who want to become teachers or who want to obtain a University Degree must complete the whole compulsory educational cycle plus the three optional years of Senior High.

8 Not compulsory (secondary) SENIOR HIGH (BACHILLERATO) Can also be: Vocational or Technical School Indispensable for Higher Education in Private and Public Universities such as: Universidad de la República, Universidad de Montevideo, Universidad Católica, ORT, Universidad del Trabajo (UTU), Instituto de Profesores Artigas (IPA), Centro Latinoamericano de Economía Humana, Magisterio, etc. TOTAL YEARS: 3

9 Higher education (tertiary) TERTIARY EDUCATION Public tertiary education under ANEP, such as: certification of teachers and professors and certification of technical professionals, Private tertiary education in non-university institutions, University degree, public and private Remember: for admission in all of these, ciclo básico and bachillerato are required! TOTAL YEARS: 4

10 Tertiary Education TEACHER and PROFESSOR DEGREE: Obtained at the Institutos Normales (also known as Magisterio ) located at Montevideo and the Instituto Normal Experimental de la Costa, or at 21 Institutos de Formación Docente distributed in the country. Technical Professor Degree is obtained at the Instituto Normal de Enseñanza Técnica at Montevideo. Professors of Secondary obtain their degree at Instituto de Profesores Artigas at Montevideo or at the Institutos de Formacion Docente distributed around the country, as well as in the 6 Centros Regionales de Profesores CERP located around the country. Further training of teachers is done at the Centro de Capacitación y Perfeccionamiento Docente of Montevideo.

11 Educational Ladder

12 Grading Scales and Diplomas ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Scale from 6 (Pass) to 12 (Excellent) Final Degree Obtained: Certificado de Primaria With this degree, student can enroll in Universidad del Trabajo del Uruguay (UTU) and receive upon completion a certificate of Formación Profesional Básica (Basic Professional Instruction), in Agronomy, Rural, Computer, and other Technichal Activities. MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL Scale from 6 (Pass) to 12 (Excellent) Final Degree Obtained: Certificado de Secundaria UTU gives a Certificado de Estudios (Certificate Degree), equivalent to Junior High School Diploma, upon completion after 3,680 HOURS - 38 hours p/week, that enables students for direct admission to Bachilleratos Tecnologicos (Technical Schools, equivalent to Senior High.

13 Grading Scales and Diplomas SECONDARY SCHOOL OR BACHILLERATO Upon completion, students receive a Certificado de Secundaria (High School Diploma), also referred to as Document ANEP FORMULA 69 A Sometimes students may have up to 3 courses pending passing grade (6) and still be admitted into the university, but to enroll formally hey must present the Formula 69 B, and after 3 months the Formula 69 A FORMULA 69 A IS REQUIRED TO GET INTO THE UNIVERSITY.

14 Grading Scales and Diplomas UNIVERSITY LEVEL THERE ARE DIFFERENT GRADING SCALES IN URUGUAY Universidad de la República (public): on a scale 3-12, 3 is the minimum passing grade in courses with further evaluation marks (i.e. exam); exoneration is obtained with a grade of 9; exams are approved with a grade of 3; 6 is a passing grade in courses with no further evaluation marks (i.e. exam). Grades 10,11 and 12 are seldom awarded. Grades 6, 7 and 8 are equivalent to good, very good and excellent. Generally speaking, a thesis is required after completing credit/hour courses in order to obtain the degree of Licenciado. Pasante is a student who has completed a minimum of 80% -100%in credit/hour courses and is hired in student jobs that count as professional experience. To become egresados they must complete the thesis and then stand an verbal examination to defend the thesis. Egresado is a student who has completed the full courses and is waiting for the university to grant her/him the title of Licenciatura (BA) or equivalent degree.

15 Glossary of Educational Institutions MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN Y CULTURA ELEMENTARY PUBLIC EDUCATION: CONSEJO DE EDUCACIÓN INICIAL Y PRIMARIA SECONDARY PUBLIC EDUCATION ADMINISTRACIÓN NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN PÚBLICA TECHNICAL, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY PUBLIC EDUCATION UNIVERSIDAD DEL TRABAJO DEL URUGUAY UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA FORMATIVE INSTITUTES FOR PROFESSORS OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY DIRECCIÓN DE FORMACIÓN Y PERFECCIONAMIENTO DOCENTE URUGUAY EDUCA PROGRAMA DE MODERNIZACIÓN DE LA EDUCACIÓN MEDIA Y FORMACIÓN DOCENTE

16 Glossary of Educational Institutions Other ministries or government agencies in charge of validation/recognition/accreditation of educational programs. (For example: Some programs fall under a ministry of health, agriculture, social services, transportation, etc. Higher education may have a separate ministry or agency Ministry of Higher Education or Council of University Affairs, etc.). Information on the history of education, current trends, and legislation pertaining to education. Information which provides current lists of names of educational institutions, whether public (national, provincial, state, local government supported) or private (religious, secular, ethnic, linguistic, etc). URUGUAY TOTAL: Officials and professors in higher and international education at institutions in the country. US OSEAS advisers, Fulbright coordinators, embassy personnel, etc.