Lingnan University
Hong Kong
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Other name: Lingnan College.
First degree/qualification: 3 year bachelor's degree since 1991; before that 3 year honours diploma.
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: Upper ranges of class II lower.
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 3 year bachelor's degree or 3 year honours diploma.
Documents required: Official transcript; official certification of degree, degree classification and date awarded.
Description: Originally a college founded in Guangzhou, mainland China in the 19th century. Instituted in 1967 as a postsecondary college in Hong Kong. Upgraded to tertiary status in 1991; became a university in 1999. Usual admission requirement is the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (13 years of education).
Grading systems:
Degree Programs: | ||||
Grade | Mention | Letter | Percent | Grade point |
A | Excellent | A+ | 90-100 | 4.00 |
A | 80-89 | 3.80 | ||
A- | 75-79 | 3.50 | ||
B | Very good | B+ | 70-74 | 3.30 |
B | 65-69 | 3.10 | ||
C | Good | C+ | 60-64 | 2.9 |
C | 55-59 | 2.7 | ||
D | Fair | D+ | 50-54 | 2.5 |
D | 45-49 | 2.3 | ||
D- | 40-44 | 2.1 | ||
F | Fail | F | 0-39 | 0 |
All undergrad | English/Social Sci | |
First Class | 3.5-4.0 | 3.3-4.0 |
Second Upper | 3.0-3.49 | 3.0-3.29 |
Second Lower | 2.5-2.99 | 2.33-2.99 |
Third Class | 2.0-2.49 | 1.67-2.32 |
Pass | 1.67-1.99 | 1.50-1.66 |
Languages of instruction: English and Chinese.
Advanced degrees:
Master's: 2 years after appropriate (minimum of class II) bachelor's; by research, thesis and examination.
PhD: 3 years; by research, thesis and examination.
Last updated: May 09, 2005