University of Jordan
Jordan
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
First degree/qualification: Bachelor's degree (3-6 years).
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: Cumulative average in the very good range.
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 1963; a major university of higher education. The secondary school certificate (Tawjihiya) (12 years of education) is the usual admission requirement.
Grading system:
| Cumulative average | Conversion |
| 85-100% Excellent | 100 4.0 |
| 76- 84% Very good | 84 3.7 |
| 68-75% Good | 76 3.0 |
| 60-67% Satisfactory | 68 2.5 |
| 0-59% Failure | 60 2.0 |
| 50 1.0 | |
| 35 0 |
| Individual course scale | |
| 90-100% | Excellent |
| 80-89% | Very good |
| 70-79% | Good |
| 60-69% | Acceptable |
| 50-59% | Poor |
| 0-49% | Fail |
Since Spring 1996 on 4.0 (letter and credit). 50% minimum required for individual courses; 60% minimum required for cumulative average. Operates on semester and credit system.
Languages of instruction: Arabic and English.
Advanced degrees:
Master's: 2 years after bachelor's degree with a minimum average of good (in most faculties); can either require a thesis or a project and comprehensive examination.
Ph.d.: 3 years after a graduate-level higher studies diploma and specified master's degree with a minimum average in the very good range; usually by coursework, research and dissertation.
Last updated: May 09, 2005