Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena
Germany
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
Other names: Friedrich Schiller University of Jena.
First degree/qualification: Bachelor, Diplom or Magister (3-4.5 years); Staatsexamen (state examinations) in medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy.
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 2.5/5.0.
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 3 year bachelor, or completion of grundstudium (basic studies) and/or intermediate examinations (vordiplom/zwischenprüfung) with two additional semesters of study in hauptstudium (main studies). Erste staatsexamen (first state examinations) in law and education.
Documents required: Official studentbook or zeugnis showing courses, grades and examination results. Official diploma showing date awarded. All documents in German and English.
Description: Instituted in 1548 as an academy, became a university in 1558. Usual admission requirement is the
hochschulreife (13
years of education).
Grading system:
1 | Sehr gut | Very good |
2 | Gut | Good |
3 | Befriedigend | Satisfactory |
4 | Genügend | Pass |
5 | Ungenügend | Fail |
Grades for examinations and papers recorded in studentbook and in certificate (zeugnis).
Language of instruction: German.
Advanced degrees:
Masters: 1-2 years.
Doctorate: 3 years by research and thesis.
Last updated: May 09, 2005