Yerevan State University
Armenia
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
Other names: Yerevani Petakan Hamalsaran
First degree/qualification: 4 year bachelor's (bakalavri kochum) .
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 Armenian and English. Addendum and diploma registration numbers must be the same.
Description: Instituted in 1919. Usual admission requirements are a competitive entrance examination and a general or specialized secondary school certificate (11 years of education).
Grading system:
| 2-5 system | 0-10 system | 0-20 system | |||
| A | 5 | 9-10 | 18-20 | Excellent | (Gerazants) |
| B | 4 | 7-8 | 13-17 | Good | (Lav) |
| C | 3 | 5-6 | 8-12 | Satisfactory | (Bavarar) |
| F | 2 | 0-4 | 0-7 | Unsatisfactory | (Anbavarar) |
Courses often marked Stugvats ("pass"). Academic year has two terms (approximately 5 months per term). Documents could be in Armenian or Russian or both.
Language of instruction: Armenian.
Advanced degrees:
Magistri Kochum: 2 further years beyond the bakalavri.
Candidate of sciences: a further 3 years.
Last updated: Aug 09, 2007