Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
Honduras
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
Other names: National Autonomous University of Honduras.
First degree/qualification: Bachiller (4 years); licenciado (4-5 years); professional titles (5-7 years).
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: Upper range of "bueno."
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 4 year first degree.
Documents required: Official transcript; official certification of degree and date awarded (título). All documents in Spanish and English.
Description: Instituted in 1847. Bachiller and licenciado require a thesis in addition to coursework. Social service is required in engineering and medicine. Usual admission requirement is the bachillerato en ciencias y letras (11 years of education) or technical upper secondary (12-13 years of education).
Grading system:
| 90-100% | Excelente | Outstanding |
| 80-89% | Muy bueno | Very good |
| 60-79% | Bueno | Good |
| 30-59% | Aplazado | Conditional pass |
| 0-29% | Insuficiente | Fail |
Minimum to complete the licenciado is a 60% average. Students with high averages (greater than 90%) receive mentions of honor and are exempted from degree requirements such as thesis.
Language of instruction: Spanish.
Advanced degrees:
- Maestría: 2-3 years after licenciado; by coursework and thesis.
- Doctor: 3 years by coursework and thesis.
Last updated: Jan 10, 2008