Ryerson University (Ontario)
Canada
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
First degree/qualification: Bachelor's or specialized degree (3-4 years).
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 70%
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 4 year bachelor's degree.
Documents required: Official transcript; official certification of degree and date awarded.
Description: Instituted in 1948 as Ryerson Institute of Technology, renamed several times, current name change effective 2002. Currently Canada's only degree-granting polytechnic university. Usual admission requirements: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), representing 12 years of education, and six Grade 12 university (U) or university/college (M) courses.
Grading system:
| A+ | Exceptional | 8.0 | 90-100% |
| A | Excellent | 7.0 | 80- 89% |
| B+ | Very Good | 6.0 | 75- 79% |
| B | Good | 5.0 | 70- 74% |
| C+ | Satisfactory | 4.0 | 65- 69% |
| C | Adequate | 3.0 | 60- 64% |
| D+ | Pass | 2.0 | 55- 59% |
| D | Minimum Pass | 1.0 | 50- 54% |
| F | Fail | 0.0 | 0- 49% |
Degrees not classified. Grades usually reported by years.
Language of instruction: English.
Last updated: Aug 07, 2007