University of Cyprus
Cyprus
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
Other names: Panepistimio Kyprou.
First degree/qualification: Bachelor (ptychion).
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: Cumulative grade point average of 6.5/10.00.
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 4 year bachelor (ptychion).
Documents required: Official transcript; official certification of undergraduate degree and date awarded. All documents in English and Greek or Turkish.
Description: Instituted in 1992. On semester system 120 credits needed for award of degree. Admission requirements are secondary school diploma, the General Certificate of Education Advanced Level and the university entrance examination.
Grading system:
| 8.5-l0.0 | Excellent |
| 6.5- 8.4 | Very good |
| 5.0- 6.4 | Good |
| 0.0- 4.9 | Failure |
5 is minimum passing grade. Grading is quite severe, a 9-10 average is rare.
Language of instruction: Greek and Turkish.
Advanced degrees:
Master's: 2 years after bachelor's.
Ph.D.: 3 years after master's.
Last updated: May 09, 2005