National University Ivan Franko Lviv
Ukraine
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Other name: Lviv Ivan Franko National University, LNU
First degree/qualification: 4 year bachelor's.
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 4.0/5.0
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 4 year first degree.
Documents required: Official diploma (diplom) showing degree and date awarded with accompanying addendum - translation of academic record (not valid without the diploma) in Ukrainian and English.
Description: Instituted in 1661. Became a Polish university in 1919, reorganized in 1939. Acquired present status and title in 1999. Usual admission requirement is the secondary school certificate (12 years of education).
Grading system:
| A | 5 | Excellent | |
| B | 4 | Good | |
| C | 3 | Satisfactory | |
| F | 2 | Unsatisfactory |
No grade of one (1) on grading scale; courses often marked credit.
Language of instruction: Ukrainian, Russian and English.
Advanced degrees:
Master's: 1-2 further years beyond the bachelor. By coursework and thesis.
Candidate of sciences: 3 years after master's; by research and dissertation.
Last updated: Jul 08, 2008