University of the Philippines Diliman
Philippines
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
First degree/qualification: Bachelor's degree (4-5 years).
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: Cumulative grade point average of 2.0/5.0.
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 1908; a State university with 4 autonomous campuses. Considered the most prestigious university in the Philippines. Usual admission requirements are graduation from high school (10 years of education) and an entrance examination.
Grading system:
1.0 | Excellent |
1.5 | Very good |
2.0 | Good |
2.5 | Satisfactory |
3.0 | Pass |
4.0 | Conditional failure |
5.0 | Failure |
3 is minimum passing grade; grades reported by semesters.
Languages of instruction: English.
Advanced degrees:
Master's: 2 years after appropriate first degree.
Ph.D.: 2-3 years after master's degree (in most faculties).
Last updated: May 09, 2005