Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
Other names: Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.
First degree/qualification: Bacharel/Licenciado/Professional Title (4-5 yrs).
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 7.0/10.0
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 4 year first degree.
Documents required: Official transcript/record; official certification of degree or title (título) and date awarded in Portuguese and English.
Description: A private school instituted in 1941; has an excellent reputation. The secondary school certificate (11 or 12 years of education) and an entrance examination are the usual requirements for admission.
Grading system:
Equivalency scale
8.5-10 | A |
7-8.4 | B |
5.6-6.9 | C |
5.0-5.5 | D |
5 is minimum passing grade; grades reported by semesters.
Language of instruction: Portuguese.
Advanced degrees:
Mestrado/Mestre/Master: 2 years after appropriate first degree.
Doutor/Doctorate: 4 years.
Last updated: Jul 10, 2008