University of Benghazi
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
Other Names: University of Garyounis
First degree/qualification: Bachelor's degree (4 years).
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: Cumulative average in the B 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 1955 as the University of Libya; reorganized as two separate universities at Tripoli and Benghazi in 1974; named Garyounis university in 1976. Secondary school certificate or the equivalent is the usual admission requirement.
Grading system:
| 3.33-4.00 points(85-100%) | A |
| 2.67-3.27points(75-84%) | B |
| 2.00-2.60points(65-74%) | C |
| 1.00-1.93 points(50-64%) | D |
Languages of instruction: Arabic and English.