Kansai Gaidai University
Japan
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
Other names: Kansai Gaikokugo Daigaku.
First degree/qualification: Bachelor's degree (4 years).
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: Cumulative grade point average of 3.2/4.0 (A =4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1).
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 4 year bachelor's degree.
Documents required: Official transcript; official certification of degree and date awarded; must have stamp/seal of school and signature of an authorized school official.
Description: Instituted in 1945 as a private language school. In Japan the majority of university enrollment is in private schools. Usual admission requirements are high school graduation (12 years of education) and entrance examination.
Grading system:
A | 80-100% |
B | 70- 79% |
C | 60-69% |
F |
0- 59% (Fail) |
Grading is high; few fail (and are not reported). Most schools issue records in English showing A, B, C = minimum pass; a few use D as minimum pass. Grades reported by term (3/year) and in units.
Language of instruction: Japanese.
Advanced degrees:
Master's.
Doctorate.
Last updated: May 09, 2005