official entry requirments

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Entry Requirements

European, East Mediterranean, Russian Federation and, West Asia Regional Office

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Country Entry Requirements Institutions Types &

Credentials

Grading System

Albania For BA – BSc

The applicants need to

complete the Deftese

Pjekurie with 7 out of 10

For Master’s

The applicants need to hold

the Diplome with grade 7 out

of 10

University: Universitet

Academy: Academy

High school: Shkolle e Mesme e

Pergiithshme

High School Diploma: Deftese

Pjekurie

High Technical school: Shkolle

Teknike

Non University high School: Shkolle e

Larte Jo Universitare

Bachelor’s: Diplome

Master’s: Diplome e Studimeve te

Thelluara pasuniversitare

Doctor of Science: Doctor I Shkencave

Highest 10

Excellent / dhjete : 10

Very Good / ente : 9

Good /Tete: 8

Average / shtate: 7

Satisfactory / gjashte: 6

Lowest passing grade / pese: 5

Kater: 4

Tre : 3

Tri: 2

Nje: 1

The same for the Postgraduate

programmes

Austria For BA – BSc


complete of the Reifeprufung

with 3.0 or above

For Master’s


complete the Bakkalaureus

with 3.0 or above

University : Universitat

Universities of Applied Sciences:

Fachhochschulen - Studiengesetz

College: Akademie

High School: Reifeprufung Certificate /

TVE Diploma

Bachelor’s: Bakkalaureus

Medical Science: Doctor

Highest 5

Excellent / sehr gut : 5

Good / gut: 4

Satisfactory / befriedigend: 3

Sufficient / genugend: 2

Failure / genugend: 1

Azerbaijan For the BA – BSc


The Bachelor’s is 4 years

The Master’s is 2 years

Secondary & higher education

Excellent : 5

3

complete the high school with

3.0 or above

For the Master’s


complete the Bakalavr with

3.0 or above

Bachelor’s: Bakalavr

Master’s: magistr

Good: 4

Pass: 3

Unsatisfactory: 2

Totally Unsatisfactory:1

Belarus For BA – BSc


completethe Diploma o

Srednem Spetsialnom

Obrazovanii with 3.0 or above

For Master’s


complete the Bakalavr with

3.0 or above

High School Certificate: Attestat o

Srednem Obrazovanii

Diploma of Specialized Secondary

Education: Diploma o Srednem

Spetsialnom Obrazovanii


Master’s: Magistr

Diplom o Vyshem Obrazovanii

Excellent : 5 (10-9 new system)

Good: 4 (8-7-6 new system)

Satisfactory: 3 (5-4-3 new system)

Unsatisfactory: 2 (2 new system)

Totally Unsatisfactory: 1

Belgium For BA – BSc


complete the Getuigschrift

van Hoger Secundair

Onderwijs or Diplome

d’Enseignement Technique

Secondaire Superieur with a

grade of 70 out of 100 or 17

out of 20.

For Master’s


complete the equivalent of

bachelor’s with 70 out of 100

University: Universiteit

University College: Hogeschool

High School Diploma: Diploma van

Secundair Onderwijs

Gegradueerde

The schools in Belgium can be divided in

three groups

1. Schools owned by the communities

(Onderwijs van de Vlaamse

gemeenschap; réseau de la

Communauté française)

2. Subsidized public schools

(officieel gesubsidieerd

In the French speaking part of Belgium,

the following grade scale applies to

university and college students

Plus Grande

Distinction (PGD)

Excellent (86% -

100%)

Grande Distinction

(GD)

Very Good (78% -

86%)

Distinction (D) Good (68% - 78%)

Satisfaction (S) Sufficient (60% -

68%)

Ajourné Failure (< 60%)

Note that the percentages in brackets

vary from a university/college to

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or 7 out of 20 onderwijs; réseau officiel

subventionné), organized by

provinces and municipalities

3. Subsidized free schools (vrij

gesubsidieerd onderwijs; réseau

libre subventionné), mainly

organized by an organization

affiliated to the Catholic church

another and can even be different for

two different faculties of the same

institution.

In Flanders the following grading

system applies to higher education:

- niet geslaagd (Failure): if the student

gets a score lower than 10/20

- voldoening (Sufficient): if the student

gets a score of at least 10/20

- onderscheiding (Good): if the student

gets at least 14/20 at 2/3 of the total

credits.

- grote onderscheiding (Very Good): if

the student gets at least 78% of total

points at 2/3 of the total credits.

- grootste onderscheiding (Excellent): if

the student gets at least 17/20 at 2/3

of the total credits

Boznia-

Herzegovina

For the BA – BSc


complete the Strucna Skola

with 7.5 or above

For Master’s

The applicants needs to hold

the bachelor’s with 7 out of

10

University: Univerzitet

Academy: Akademija

Faculty: Fakultet

High School diploma: Strucna skola

Scale 5-10 with 6 as a minimum pass

grade

Highest grade: 10

Pass/Fail level: 6

Lowest on scale: 5

Other 1-5 scale with minimum 2 as

passing grade

Bulgaria For BSc / BA


the Diploma za Zavarsheno


High school diploma: Diploma za

Zavurcheno Sredno Obrazovainie

Grading scale 2 – 6

Highest 6

Excellent / otlichen: 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic

5

Sredno Obrazovanie or

Diploma za Sredno -

Spetzialno Obrazovanie

(Diploma of Completed

Secondary Education -

awarded by technical

secondary schools) and

achieve a 4 or above

For Master’s

· The applicants need to hold the

Bakalavr (Bachelor’s) with a

minimum of 4


Master’s: Magistr

Diploma za sredno obrazovanie

The regular high school diploma. The

holders of the diploma apply for a

University level studies

Diploma za sredno specialno obrazovanie

It’s more than the regular diploma. Only

a few schools have it. It means that the

student can not only apply to the

University, but also work in specific

field.

Very good / mnogo dobur: 5

Good / dobur: 4

Sufficient / sreden: 3

Poor / slab: 2

Passing grade 3/2

Croatia For the BA – BSc


the Svjedodzba o Maturi with

a minimum of 3 out of 5

For Masters


the bachelor’s with a 3 out of

5

University: Sveuciliste

Polytechnic: Veleuciliste

High School: Visola skola

High school diploma: Svjedodzba o

maturi

International Baccalaureate: Diploma

organizacije medjunarodne mature

Art school: Umjetnicka skola

Secondary & higher education

1 – 5 grading scale

Excellent – adlican: 5

Very good –vrlo dobar: 4

Good –vobar: 3

Satisfactory –dovoljan: 2

Instatisfactory nedovoljan:1

Cyprus For BA – BSc


complete the Lyceum with 16 –

17 out of 20

IGCSE with C or above

If you sit for the (IB) - then

you need a successful

High school / Lyceum

High school certificate/Lyceum diploma

/ Απολυτήριο του Λυκείου.

Bachelor’s degree: Ptychio /Πτυχίο

University / Πανεπιστήμιο

High school scale 1 -20

Highest: 20

Pass/Fail: 10

Lowest: 1

University of Cyprus 1 -10

Pass grade 5

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completion of the course with

a minimum of 24 points.

For Master’s

The applicants needs to

complete the Ptychio or

equivalent with grade 7 out of

10

If you graduated from a

British University, including

Sunderland University, then

you need at least a 2.2 honors

degree.

Or If the college follows an

American system, then we are

looking for a cumulative GPA

of 2.5 /4.0 or above.

Private Institutions: 1 – 100

Pass grade 40-50

Czech

Republic

For BA – BSc


the Maturitni vysvedceni with

3 out of 5

For Master’s


the Bakalar with 3 out of 5

University: Univertitainstitute,

Technical University: Vysoke uceni

technicke

Institute, College, school: Vysoka skola

Secondary school leaving certificate:

vysvedceni o maturitni zkousce

High school diploma: Maturitni

vysvedceni

Bachelor’s: Bakalar

Bachelor’s studies: Bakalarske studium

For Undergraduate

Full description

Highest on scale 1

Pass/fail:1.2.3.4/5

Lower on scale: 4

For Postgraduate

Highest on scale 1

Pass/fail:1.2.3/4

Lower on scale: 5

Denmark For BA – BSc


complete the

Studentereksamen with grade


Higher education institute: Institution

for mellemlange videregaende

uddannnelser

For the undergraduate and

Postgraduate

Highest on scale 13/11

7

9 out of 13

For Master’s


complete the Bachelorgrad

with grades 9 out of 13

Higher Preparatory Examination: Hojere

Forberedelseseksamen (HF) – A BC for

admmisions

Higher Commersial Examinations: Hojere

handelseksamen (HHX) – C for

admissions

Hojere Handelseksamen

Bachelo’r: Bachelorgrad

Master’s: Magistergrad

Pass/Fail level: 6

Estonia For BA – BSc


complete the

Rakenduskorgkool and hold

the Tunnistus keskhariduse

baasil kutsekeskhariduse

omandamise kohta with a 3.5

or above or 75% or above.

For Master’s


the Bakalaureus /Bachelor’s

with a 3.5 out of 5.0 or above

High school certificate: Tunnistus

keskhariduse baasil kutsekeskhariduse

omandamise kohta

High school: Rakenduskorgkool

University: Ulikool

Bachelor’s: Bakalaureusekraad

Master’s: Magistikraad

scale Scale 2 Grade

description 5.00 91.00 - 100.00 Excellent/

Suureparane

4.00- 4.99 81.00 – 90.99 Very good/

Vaga hea

3.00 - 3.99 71.00 – 80.99 Good /hea:

2.00 - 2.99 61.00 – 70.99 Satisfactory

/Rahuldav

1.00 - 1.99 51.00 – 60.99 Sufficient /

Kasin

0.00 - 0.99 0.00 – 50.99 Insufficient /

Puudulik

For Master’s

Higher 5 or A

Fail: 1 or E

Finland For the BA - BSc


the Lukion paattotodistus

with a grade of 7 or above.

University: Yliopisto

High School diploma: Lukion

paattotodistus

Two types of secondary education

1. General upper secondary education /

Grading scale 0 – 10

scale Grade description

10 Excellent

8

For Master’s


graduate from Yliopisto and

achieve a 7 out of 10

Lukio/gymnasiet, Certificate/diploma awarded: Lukion

päättötodistus/Avgangsbetyg fran gymnasiet

(General Upper Secondary School Certificate);

Ylioppilastutkintotodistus/Studentexamensbetyg

(Certificate of Matriculation)

2. Vocational upper secondary

education/ ammatillinen

koulutus/yrkesutbilding Certificate/diploma awarded: Ammatillinen

perustutkintotodistus/Betyg över yrkesinriktad

grundexamen (Vocational Qualification

Certificate)

9 Very Good

8 Good

7 Satisfactory

6 Fair

5 Passable

4 Fail

France For BA - BSc


complete the lycee and

achieve the Baccalaureat with

a tres bien grade

For Master’s


complete the Diplome with 16

or above

University: Universite

High School: Lycee

Secondary Education: Enseignement

secondaire

Higher Education: Enseignement

superieur

Bachelo’r: Baccalaureat

Bachelor’s : 3 years

Master’s :2 years

The grading system is the same for the

secondary and the higher education

Highest 20

Very Good: Tres Bien: 16-20

Good / Bien: 14-16

Satisfactory / Assez –Bien: 12-14

Pass /Passable: 10-12

Germany For BA - BSc


the Abitur grade 2.9 or

better. Zeugnis der

Allgemeinen Hochschulreife /

Zeugnis der Reife /

Reifezeugnis.

Secondary general school : Gymnasium

Certificate /diploma awarded:

Allgemeine

Hochschulreife/Fachgebundene

Hochschulreife

The Abitur (pronounced ab eh tour) is a

Highest on scale: 1

Pass/fail level: 4/5

Lowest on scale: 6

1: sehr gut

2: gut

3: befriedigend

4: ausreichend

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The International

Baccalaureat (IB) is also

accepted. Fachgebundenes

Abitur / Zeugnis der

Fachgebundenen

Hochschulreife may be

considered for entry.

Grundstudium may be given

advanced standing.

· International Baccalaureate

(IB) - successful completion

of the course with a minimum

of 24 points

For Master’s

· A Bachelors degree from a

recognised university

equivalent to a UK second

class honours degree (Diplom

/ Erstes Staatsexamen /

Magister Artium)

crucial examination that German

students take to get in to a University.

They take this week long test at the end

of their 13th year. Because this test is

so important they school closes down

the part of the school where the 13th

grade is taking the Abitur, and the quiet

of the halls are strictly enforced. If

they pass the Abitur they receive a

maturity certificate that let's them into

a University. If they fail they only have

a few more chances to pass or they

won't be allowed to attend a University.

5: mangelhaft

6: ungenügend.

In the gymnasiale Oberstufe, marks

equal points: 1 = 13-15 points; 2 = 10-12

points; 3 = 7-9 points; 4 =4-6 points; 5 =

1-3 points; 6 = 0 points.

For Masters

Highest on scale is 1

Pass level: 4

Lowest on scale is 5

Gibraltar They use the English educational

system

Greece ForBA/BSc


complete the National Greek

Apolyterion with a minimum of

16 out of 20

If you sit for the

High school: Lyceum

High school certificate: Apolyterion

Bachelor’s: Ptychio

Master’s: Metaptychiako

University: Panepistimio

Highest 20

Excellent / Arista: 18.50 – 20

Very Good / Polu kala: 15.5 – 18.4

Good / kala: 12.5 – 15.4

Satisfactory / Arketa kala: 10.0 – 12.4

Fail / anepituxis: 0.0 – 9.9

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International Baccalaureate

(IB) - then you need a

successful completion of the

course with a minimum of 24

points.

For Master’s


graduate a) from a National

Greek University and

complete the Ptychio and

achieve a final qualification of

6,5 – 7.0 out of 10

If the applicant graduates from a Greek

Technological Educational Institute,

(T.E.I) need to achieve the final

qualification of 6.5 – 7.0 /10 or above.

If the college follows an American

system, then we are looking for a

cumulative GPA of 2.5 /4.0 or above.

Hungary For BA - BSc


complete the Erettseqi with

3.0 or above

For Master’s

The applicants need to achieve

a good grade in the Foiskola

Oklevel

High school certificate: Erettsegi

Bizonyitvany

Bachelor’s: Alapkepzes/Alapfokozat

Master’s: Masterkepzes

After finishing secondary school,

students take a school-leaving exam

(Matura or final exam, érettségi in

Hungarian).

This consists exams on five subjects:

written exam in mathematics, oral

and

written exams in literature and

grammar,

a foreign language,

history, and written and/or oral

exam in a subject of the

Highest 5

Excellent / Jeles: 5

Good / Jo: 4

Satisfactory / Kozepes:3

Rass / Elegseges: 2

Fail / Elegtelen: 1

The UK GCE Advanced Level grade

equivalent is: AAA or AAB (5), ABB or

BBB (4), and BBC or BCC (3).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matura

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student's choice.

Iceland For BA – BSc


complete the Haskolar with a

6.0

For Master’s


complete with a 6.0

High school certificate: Grunnskolaprof

Econdary school: Framhaldsskolar

Higher Education Institutions: Haskolar

Highest 10

For undergraduate

4 is the minimum passing grade

For Master’s

5 is the minimum passing grade

Italy For BA – BSc

The applicant needs to

complete the Scuola

Superiore and hold the

diploma dell Esame di Stato

with a minimum grade of 6.0

For Master’s

The applicant needs to

complete the Bachelor’s with

a minimum of 6 out of 10

University: Universita

High school: Scuola Superiore, Licei

Italian school leaving certificate:

Diploma dell Esame di Stato conclusivo

dei Corsi di Istruzione Secondaria

Superiore

Maturita The general access requirement is the Italian

school leaving qualification, the Diploma di

Superamento dell'Esame di Stato conclusivo dei

Corsi di Istruzione Secondaria Superiore.

Admission to individual degree courses may be

subject to specific requirements. First degree

courses last for three years. The Laurea-L (first

degree) is awarded to undergraduates who have

obtained 180 credits. TRADITIONAL

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: First level studies

included Corsi di Diploma Universitario (DU) and

courses run by the Scuole Dirette a Fini Speciali

(SDAFS) (schools for special purposes), both

leading to the award of a university degree

called Diploma universitario (DU). Both DU and

Highest 10

Pass: 6

For Corsi di Laurea (CL): 0-110 (66 as

min. passing grade) + con lode/cum

laude.

For examinations during the degree: 0-

30 with 18 as the pass mark.

For specialist diploma, the most common

scale is: 0-70, 42 being the qualifying

grade. AFAM institutions use the same

grading scale as universities: 0-110 (66

as minimum passing grade) + code

lode/cum laude, to assess performance

in the final degree examinations; 0-30

with 18 as the passing grade to assess

individual subject exams during the

degree course.

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SDAFS courses are gradually being phased out

and replaced by the 3-year Laurea (L3), the new

first degree offered by Italian universities.

Latvia For the BA/BSc


complete the Attestats with

average grade 7-8 and grade

8 in the Attestats for English

language requirements

For Master’s


complete the Bakalaurs with

7-8 out of 10..

University: Universitate

High School: Augstkola

High school certificate: Atestats par

Visparejo Videjo Izglitibu

Bachelor’s: Bakalaurs

The Bachelor’s is 3 to 4 years

10 point system

Distinction /Izcili : 10

Excellent / Teicami: 9

Very Good / Loti labi: 8

Almost good? Gandriz labi: 6

Satisfactory / Viduveji: 5

Almost Satisfactory/Gandriz viduveli: 4

Weak / Vaji: 3

Very Weak / Loti vaji: 2

Very very weak / loti loti vaji

For postgraduates the same

Lebanon For the BA – BSc


complete the Baccalaureat

Libanais with 17 out of 20

For the Master’s


the equivalent of the

bachelor’s with 17 out of 20

High School certificate: Baccalaureat

Libanais

For Bachelor’s and Master’s

0 -20 points grading scale

Excellent: 18-20

Very Good: 15-17

Good: 12-14

Pass : 10-11

Fail: 0-9

Lithuania For BA – BSc


complete the Maturity

Certificate or the Maturity

extended (Brandos Atestatas)

with 6.0

Maturity Certificate

Brandos Atestatas

Bachelor : Bakalauras

High school : Gimnazija

(Pagrindine Mokykla and Vidurine

Mokykla) if those two together then its

equivalent to high school

Highest grade 10

1 – 10

10 excellent: puikiai

9 very good: labia gerai

8 good: gerai

7 high satisfactory: pakankamai

6 satisfactory; patenkinamai

5 sufficient : silpai

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6.0 is equivalent to 97% at

State Level, and 6.5 and more

to 100%. It is quite

subjective. Usually we see

that students who score 75%

at exam, get IELTS of 6.0 6.5

is usually 80-85%.

Or if students score more

than 8 (final year assessment)

at the Brandos Attestatas

extended then they don’t

need an IELTS.

For Master’s


the Bakalauras with 6.0

4 – 1: insufficient

Pass / Fail: 5/4

Alongside the 10 point system,

institutions may use the pass/fail

system. Examinations and work defence

evaluations, as a rule, are graded. For

the courses that do not end with an

examination, the pass system is used to

test if students have earned the

credits allocated to it. Students

succeed when they prove they have

assimilated not less than 50% of the

required knowledge.

Moldova For the BA - BSc


complete the Lyceum and

achieve a 7 out of 10 at the

Diploma de Baccalaureate

For Master’s


the Bachelor’s with 7.0 out of

10

Institute of Higher Education: Institut

de invatamint superior

High school: Lyceum

Certificate awarded: Diploma de

Baccalaureate

Highest 10 for secondary and higher

education

5 is the passing grade

Montenegro For BA-BSc


complete the diploma o

High School diploma: Diploma o

Zavrsenoj Srednjoj Skoli

Bachelor’s: Diploma Viseg Obrazovanja

For the Undergraduates the highest

grade is 5 with 2 as a passing grade

14

Zavrsenoj Srednjoj Skoli with

grade 3.5

For Master’s

Completion of the Diploma

Viseg Obrazovanja with grade

7 or above.

Master’s: Magistar Nauka

College: Fakultet

Academy of art: Akademija Umjetnosti

For Masters

5-10 scale is used with 6 as a passing

grade

Poland For BSc - BA

The applicants need a good

grades (3-4) in Matura (5 is

top grade) 60% overall in the

new Matura.

From the matura, we accept a

minimum of 80% from the

basic or a minimum of 50%

from the extended level of

English language as a

confirmation of English

Language ability.

For MSc – MA - MBA

Good bachelor’s degree

equivalent to a British second

class honours degree

University: Uniwersytety

High school certificate : Maturity

Certificate / Swiadectwo dojrzalosci

lyceum ogolnoksztacego

General High school: Liceum

Ogolnoksztalcace

We also accept the Specialized

Lyceum/Liceum Profilowane

For the Undergraduate applications

Highest grade 100%

Minimum score is 30%

(before 2005 scale of 6-1 (3 was the

passing grade)

For the Postgraduate applications

It may vary depending on the university.

Usually it is from 2-5 or from 1-6 where

2 or 1 is fail

Typically it looks as follows:

2 – Fail

3 – Satisfactory

4 – good

5 - Very good

Portugal For BA – BSc


complete the diploma de

Ensino Secundario and must

sit for the Concurso national

examination

For Master’s

High School: Escola Superior

University: Universidade

High school diploma: Diploma de Ensino

Secundario

Higher Institute : Instituto Superior

For undergraduate

0 – 20

Very Good / Muito bom: 18-20

Good / Bom: 14-17

Suficiente: 10-13

For Postgraduate

0 – 20

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the bachelor’s degree with a

17 or above

Highest on scale: 20

Romania For BA – BSc


complete the Romanian

Baccalaureate with a 6.0 out

of 10

For programs like Journalism,

Media, Mpharm, Public

Relations requires 8.0 out of

10

For Master’s


complete the Romanian

University with a 6.0 out of 10

University : Universitate

High School Certificate: Romanian

Diploma de Baccalaureate

There are five types of high schools

allowing access to University studies.

1. National College (Colegiu Natonal)

2. Military College (Colegiu Militar)

3. Ecomic College or Technical

college

4. Standar High school (Liceu)

5. A group of two schools – high

school and a craft and trade

school (Grup Scolar)

For Undergraduate and Postgraduate

10 excellent high level of command of

all aspects – no or only a few minor

weaknesses

9 very good high level of command of

most aspects – only minor

weaknesses

8 good major level of command –

small weaknesses

7 satisfactory fair level of command –

some weaknesses

6 fair level of command – significant

weaknesses

5 sufficient the minimum

requirements for acceptance

4 insufficient closely sufficient, not

acceptable

3 poor performance basic knowledge

of the subject

2 very poor performance there isn't

any knowledge of the subject

1 academic dishonesty awarded for

academic dishonesty (cheating) and

given as a starter point

Russia F For BA – BSc

For students under 17

Foundation or 1st year

of University


High school certificate: Attestat o

Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem

Obrasovanii

Highest 5

Excellent: 5

Good: 4

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For students 18+

Attestat o Srednem

Obshchem Obrasovanii

with an overall grade of

3.5 out of 5.0

For Master’s

Diploma of higher vocational

education (Diploma of

specialist)-Diplom ob

okanchanii vysshego

uchebnogo zavedeniya with

grade 3.5 out of 5.0

Bachelor’s: Bakalav’s

Master’s: Magistr’s

4 years Bachelor’s degree

2 years Master’s degree

Satisfactory:3

Unsatisfactory:2

Slovakia For BA, BSc, BEng


the Maturitne Vysvedcenie

(secondary school leaving

certificate) with 3.0 or above

For Master’s


achieve a 2 out of 1 on the

Bakalar degree.

University: Univerzity

High school diploma: Vysvedcenie o

maturitnej skuske

Bachelor’s: bakalar

Master’s: Magister

Grades:

For Bachelor’s

Excellent / vyborney :1

very good / Chvatilebny:2

Good / dobry:3

Pass / dostatocny:4

Fail / nedostatocny: 5

For Master’s

Highest A – Lowest FX

Excellent / vyborney: A – 1

Very good /Velmi dobrye: B -1.5

Good /Dobrey: C / 2

Accepted Results / uspokojivo: D – 2,5

Pass / dostatocne: E – 3

Fail / nedostatocne: FX -4

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Slovenia For BA, BSc


achieve a 3.0 or above at the

Maturitetno Spricevalo

(secondary school leaving

certificate)

Grades:

5 (excellent (odlicno) usually

90% + , 4 very good

(pravdobro) usually 77% +, 3

good (dobro) usually 63% +, 2

sufficient (zadostno) usually

50% + , 1 unsufficient

(nezadostno) failing

For Master’s

6.5 or avobe at the Bachelor’s

studies (Bakalarske Studium)

and achieved the degree of

Bachelo’s (Bakalar)

Grades:

10 excellent, 8-9 very good, 7

good, 6 sufficient, 5 or less

failing grades

Secondary School Leaving Certificate:

Matura - Maturitetno Spricevalo

University: Univerza

Professional College: Visoka Strokovna

Sola

For Bachelor’s

5 – 1

Highest: 5

Pass: 2

Fail: 1

For Master’s

10 – 1

Highest: 10

Pass: 6

Fail: 5

Spain For BA - BSc


the Curso de Orientación

Universitaria (COU)/ Titulo de

Bachillerato or the

Selectividad with an average

High school certificate: Spanish

Baccalaureate / bachillerato it is

comparable to the A levels / French

Baccalaureate / IB

The Spanish School Leaving Certificate

(ESO) is equivalent of GCSE

Scale of 0 to 10

5 is the minimum qualification

10 – 10 with honors / Matricula de honor

9 – 10 Very good / Sobresaliente

7 – 9 good / notable

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mark of 6 or more you can

apply for direct entry to

Bachelor courses.

International Baccalaureate

(IB) - successful completion

of the course with a minimum

of 24 points

For Masters

A Bachelors degree from a

recognised university

equivalent to a UK second

class honors degree

The normal duration for University

courses is 4 years, except Medicine and

the double degrees, which are 6.

University studies have "ECTS credits"

as a measure for the lessons, and

normally, 60 ECTS are taken each year,

so, each course comprises 240 ECTS

credits. Passing every subject, and

getting the 240 ECTS credits, gives the

right to obtaining an academic degree

(Grado), architecture or engineering

qualification.

5 – 7 passed / aprobado

0 – 5 not passed / suspenso

Turkey For BA - BSc

· The applicants must have a

Devlet LISE Diplomasi or

LISE Bitirme Diplomasi with

an overall grade of 4 (8 under

the old system)

· Students with Devlet Teknik

LISE Diplomasi or Devlet

Meslek LISE will need grades

of 4.5 or above

Masters Degree (1 year)

· Students must have

completed a Lisans Diplomasi

(4 year programme) with an

average CGPA of 2.50 or

above.

University / Universite

High school certificate / Devlet Lice

Diplomasi

Bachelors Degree (3 years)

Grade Scale Scale

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Grade

Description A 5.00 85.00 -

100.00

Pek iyi (Very

Good)

B 4.00-

4.99

70.00 -

84.99

Iyi (Good)

C 3.00 -

3.99

55.00 -

69.99

Orta

(Average)

D 2.00 -

2.99

45.00 -

54.99

Noksan

(Weak)

E 1.00 -

1.99

25.00 -

44.99

Pek noksan

(Very weak)

F 0.00 -

0.99

0.00 -

24.99

Geçmez (Fail)

Other main grading systems

Some universities use single letters

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(A-F), others use double letters (AA-

FF).

Ukraine For BA – BSc

The applicant need to

complete the starsha serednia

shkola and hold the Atestat

with 8 out of 12

For Masters


the Bachelor’s degree with 8

out of 12

Certificate of general secondary

education / Свідоцтво про неповну

середню освіту / Atestat

Certificate of Complete General

Secondary Education / Атестат про

повну загальну середню освіту /

Atestat

Upper Secondary school / strarsha

serednia shkola

Upper secondary special school/ Licei

Ukrainian Ex-USSR

(after

2002)

Oral analog

12 5+ Perfect

11 5 Excellent

10 5- Almost Excellent

9 4+ Very Good

8 4 Good

7 4- Merely good

6 3+ Above satisfactory

5 3 Satisfactory

4 3-

3 2+

2 2 Unsatisfactory

1 2-

For the Masters

A 4 grade scale 4 Excellent

3 Good

2 Satisfactory

1 poor

Uzbekistan For BA – BSc


complete the secondary

school and hold the O'rta

Ma'lumot To'g'risida

Shahodatnoma with 3.5 out of

5.0

Three types of high school

1)Upper secondary, 2)Technical

secondary, 3)Specialized Secondary 3

years

Certificate of secondary education:

O'rta Ma'lumot To'g'risida

Shahodatnoma

For Undergraduate and Postgraduate

scale Grade /description 5.00 A’lo / Excellent

4.00 – 4.99 Yaxshi / Good

3.00 – 3.99 Qoniqarli /

satisfactory

2.00 – 2.99 -

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For Masters

Diploma of Postsecondary Vocational

Education: O’rta maxsus ta’lim

to'g'risidagi diplom

English qualifications If you have studied in English, ie your programme has been taught in the English medium, then you do not need an

extra English language qualification.

If you apply for any of the ARTS programmes and some of the Media programmes, then you need a portfolio of your

work. This portfolio can be uploaded on the Internet, on an HTML and you can email the address so we can view it;

OR, you can download your work on a DVD and include the DVD with your application.

If you apply for the MPharm course then you need to have a Greek Apolyterion (High School Leaving Certificate) of

17,5 or above together with a 17 in Chemistry and 17 in Biology.

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European, East Mediterranean,

Russian Federation and

West Asia

Regional Office

official entry requirments

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