a. Univerza (university). b. Fakultet (faculty). c. Umetnicka Akademija (art academy). d. Visja Skola (higher school). See pages 5-8 for instructions for use of this guide and application procedures.
References Dickey, Karlene, ed., The New Country Index, International Research Foundation, Los Angeles, 2003. Dickey, Karlene, dir., The Admission and Academic Placement of Students from Yugoslavia (Workshop Report), AACRAO/NAFSA, 1990. National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition, Country Education Profiles: The Republics of the Former Yugoslavia, Canberra, Australia, 1992. International Education Research Foundation, The New Country Index: Making Sense of International Credentials, Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, Calif., 2004. See Multi-Country References, page 140.
Singapore 1. The documents below meet both high school graduation requirements and core-curriculum requirements: There are no documents. 2. The documents below meet high school graduation requirements (may not be all inclusive): a. Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE) ‘Ordinary’ (‘O’) level examination. b. Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE) ‘Advanced’ (‘A’) level examination. The documents above meet core-curriculum requirements only if at least five academic subject passes are present. Four of the five must be English, mathematics, natural/physical science and social science. The grade-point average must be at least 2.000 to 3.550 or higher on a 4-0 (4 high) scale. The grade-point average is calculated by using those core courses with passing grades that appear on the documents above. Courses must satisfy the definition of a core course as specified in Bylaw 14.3.1.2. Applicable grading scales (may not be all inclusive):
General Certificate of Education – Ordinary Level (H1): Grade Translation Numeric Grade 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8
Equivalent U.S. Grade Quality Points A 4 B 3 C 2 D 1 (Lowest passing grade; see page 5)
General Certificate of Education – Advanced Level (H2): Grade Translation Numeric Grade A B C D E O
Equivalent U.S. Grade Quality Points A 4 B 3 B 3 C 2 C 2 (Lowest passing grade; see page 5) F 0
3. The documents below, by themselves, do not satisfy the graduation requirement of Bylaw 14.3; however, they may be used (in rare instances) in combination with documents listed in Item No. 2 above to meet core-curriculum requirements: a. Certificate awarded by Institute of Technical Education (ITE). b. National Technical Certificate Grade 2 (NTC-2). c. Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE) ‘Normal’ (‘N’) level examination. 4. A student will be considered a transfer if the student is or was enrolled as a regular full-time student in one of the following (may not be all inclusive): a. University. b. Polytechnic. c. Institute. See pages 5-8 for instructions for use of this guide and application procedures.
References Internet Source: International Association of Universities Web site: www.unesco.org/iau/onlinedatabases/index.html. Last accessed October 2004. 106