Tsinghua University
China
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
Other names: Qinghua University.
First degree/qualification: Bachelor's degree (4-5 years).
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: Overall average of 80%.
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 4-5 year diploma from 1949-1966; 4-5 year bachelor's degree from 1978-present; master's degree following diploma programs from the Cultural Revolution-present.
Documents required: Official transcript and official degree certificate in Chinese and English; must have stamp/seal of school and signature of an authorized school official.
Description: Instituted in 1911. Designed to prepare students for studying abroad in the United States. Formerly a "national key school," now a "211 Project" school. The 211 Project is aimed at forming a series of high quality higher educational institutions. These schools generally have the most prestige, the best students, and the most government funding. Usual admission requirements are completion of senior secondary school (12 years of education) and a national entrance examination.
Grading system:
| A | 90-100% | 5 |
| B | 80- 89% | 4 |
| C | 70- 79% | 3 |
| D | 60- 69% | 2 |
| F | 0- 59% | 1 |
Grading scales can vary by department or faculty; the above scale is the most common for this school.