• 4+0/3+1 Undergraduate Programs Approved by the China Ministry of Education (MOE)
o4+0 for Bachelor’s degree, meaning that the U.S. university will provide courses and syllabi for the selected major, and teach at least one-third of all courses and one-third of the core courses of the cooperative education program. Students will study in Chinese university for 4 years and receive the Chinese Bachelor’s degree.
o3+1 for Bachelor’s degree, meaning that the U.S. university will provide courses and syllabi for the selected major, and teach at least one-third of all courses and one-third of the core courses of the cooperative education program. Students will study in Chinese university for 3 years, study in U.S. university for 1 year and receive U.S. and Chinese Bachelor’s degree.
oAfter successfully establishing the 4+0 or 3+1 program with Chinese university, XME will help extend the program from 3+1 to (3+1)+1, or 4+0 to (4+0)+1. It means that after students completing their undergraduate study, they may be able to continue their study on a graduate level at the U.S. university for one more year (or 1.5 or 2 years depending on the program) in order to receive the Master’s degree from the U.S. university.

• 2+0/3+0/2+1 Graduate Programs Approved by the China MOE
o2+0/3+0 for Master’s degree, meaning that the U.S. university will provide courses, syllabi, and teach at least one-third of all courses and one-third of the core courses of the cooperative education program. Students will study in Chinese partner university for 2 or 3 years and receive the Chinese Master’s degree.
o2+1 for Master’s degree, meaning that students will study in Chinese university for two years, then study at the U.S. university for one year and receive both the U.S. and Chinese Master’s degree.

• Chinese-Foreign Cooperative Institutes Approved by the China MOE
oIf the Chinese university and U.S. university agree to run any combinations of at least three cooperative education programs introduced above, they can apply to establish a Chinese-Foreign Cooperative Institute on the Chinese university’s campus. (The combination could be three undergraduate programs, one undergraduate and two graduate programs, etc.) Both parties will enjoy triple enrollment, more funding and support from the Chinese university, and more opportunities for collaborative research and projects.

• Cooperative Programs between Chinese University and U.S. University
o2+2 Undergraduate Programs: Chinese university and U.S. university will sign credit transfer and cooperation agreements to allow Chinese students to transfer to U.S. university after the first two years in China, then receive the Bachelor’s degree from U.S. university after successful completion of the program. A U.S. university can work with multiple Chinese universities at the same time.
o1+1 Graduate Programs: Chinese university and U.S. university will sign cooperation agreements to allow Chinese students to join the graduate program at U.S. university after a year of study in China. U.S. university can choose to accept the credits from Chinese partner universities to expedite the graduate program, so students can graduate in one year and receive the Master’s degree from the U.S. university. Or, the students can spend 1.5 or 2 years to complete the program and receive the degree from the U.S. university. A U.S. university can work with multiple Chinese universities at the same time.
oThe two programs above do not need to go through the application process to get approval from the China MOE - the two universities can agree on the program details and submit the information to the local education department and China MOE for record.