Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
Other name: Hong Kong Baptist College
First degree/qualification: 3 year bachelor's degree since 1986.
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: Upper ranges of class II lower.
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 3 year honours bachelor's degree since 1986; before 1986 4-5 year diploma after senior middle school; 3 year honours diploma after advanced levels.
Documents required: Official transcript; official certification of degree, degree classification and date awarded.
Description: Instituted in 1956. A private postsecondary institution. Until 1986 offered diploma programs. Since then converted to 3 year degree programs. Usual admission requirements are the Hong Kong Certificate of Education and the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examinations (13 years of education).
Grading systems:
General degrees | Honours degrees | ||
3.40-4.00 | Distinction | 3.40-4.00 | Class I |
2.70-3.39 | Merit | 3.00-3.39 | Class II-1 |
2.00-2.69 | General | 2.50-2.99 | Class II-2 |
2.20-2.49 | Class III | ||
2.00-2.19 | General |
On semester system. Letter grades reported in units: A, B, C, D, E (conditional grade), F (failure). Degree class dependent on final examinations. If performance not sufficient for honours, degrees awarded as pass.
Languages of instruction: English and Chinese.
Advanced degrees:
Master's: 2 years after appropriate (minimum of class II) bachelor's; by thesis and examination.
Last updated: May 09, 2005