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Three excellent questions today from a myUface user about one-year programs:

1. Are there any full scholarship programs for one-year study in the U.S.?
2. If so, can I transfer from my current university to a U.S. university, and then return after a year’s study?
3. Would a one-year program be non-degree or degree?

And answers, from us:

1. In general, there are very few full scholarships for one year programs.  If you are looking for a full scholarship, a one year program I would suggest you look into the Eurasia Undergraduate Program (we have some information about this program on our site or you can google it).  This program offers a limited number of fully funded opportunities to study in the US for one year.
2. Transfer credits.  This is a generally a tricky issue from both sides.  If you are hoping to study at a US university for one year, return to your home institutions and graduate with diplomas from both universities, this will likely not happen.  As a very general rule, you would have to study for at least 2-3 years in a US university to be able to accrue enough credit to get a diploma.
3. Almost all one year programs are non-degree.  However, there are certificate programs you might look into that are roughly one year.