美国常春藤大学本科教育的基本特征

The Characteristics of Undergraduate Education in Ivy League Universities

常春藤大学的本科教育实践被誉为美国研究型大学本科教育的典范。常春藤大学优质的本科教育得益于先进的本科教育理念、明确的本科教育目标及卓有成效的本科教育实践,并呈现出八大特征:发挥资源优势,着力本科基础课教学;保持严进严出,守住本科教育质量底线;立足通识教育,倡导学生全方位发展;打破学科边界,塑造本科生跨学科素养;丰富课程体系,实现学生个性化选择;巧设新生修学方案,注重创新能力培养;整合校企资源,致力学生国际化发展;关注教师发展,共建学术卓越。

The undergraduate education in Ivy League universities is regarded as a model for American research universities.High-quality undergraduate education in Ivy League universities benefits from advanced undergraduate education concepts,clear undergraduate education goals as well as effective undergraduate education practice,showing eight characteristics as follows:making full use of resources and focusing on undergraduate basic courses;strictly controlling admission and graduation,and holding the quality bottom line;based on general education,advocating undergraduates comprehensive development;breaking the boundaries of disciplines and shaping the interdisciplinary qualities of undergraduates;enriching the curriculum system and realizing individualized choices for students;setting up special programs for freshmen and focusing on innovation ability cultivation;Integrating school and enterprise resources and pushing the internationalization development of undergraduates;paying attention to the faculty development and making joint efforts to achieve academic excellence.