Academics
SIAS is also one of the first schools in China to offer students American Bachelor degrees in partnership through Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. Students take credit hours of American college courses all taught in English, and they are able to transfer the remaining credit hours from their 200 hours of Chinese courses to earn degrees. About 10% of all SIAS students study under the partnership of Fort Hays, theoretically allowing Chinese students to earn an American degree without setting foot in the States.
SIAS pursues partnerships with universities abroad, particularly American universities. It has been in talks with Minot State University since 2005.
SIAS offers 12 associate degree programs and 54 bachelor's degrees. These include sciences, business management, computer science, economics, engineering, fine arts, foreign languages (Japanese and English), music and performing arts. In addition, Spanish and French are taught as electives.
Like many private colleges in China, SIAS lacks the government subsidy to fund its administrative costs and therefore charges students from 12,000 to 14,000 RMB per academic year, more than twice the national average.
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