Egypt 1. The documents below meet both high school graduation requirements and core-curriculum requirements: a. Certificate of Completion of General Secondary Education science and math tracks. b. Al-Azhar Secondary Education Certificate science and math tracks. 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 all core courses that appear on the documents above, regardless of grades earned. Applicable grading scale (may not be all inclusive):
Grade Translation Numeric Grade Equivalent U.S. Grade Quality Points 80-100 A 4 65-79 B 3 50-64 C 2 40-49 D 1 (lowest passing grade; see page 5) 0-39 F 0 2. The documents below meet high school graduation requirements (may not be all inclusive): a. Certificate of Completion of General Secondary Education (shehaadat itmaam el-diraasa el-thaanawiya el-‘aama) (arts track). b. Al-Azhar Secondary Education Certificate (arts track). c. Technical Secondary School Diploma in Commercial Preparation. d. Technical Secondary School Diploma in Agricultural Preparation. e. Technical Secondary School Diploma in Industrial Preparation. f. Armed Forces Vocational Training Diploma. g. Teacher’s Diploma. The documents above meet high school graduation requirements only if the coursework represented satisfies the core-curriculum distribution as specified in Bylaw 14.3.1.1. 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 core-curriculum distribution specified in Bylaw 14.3.1.1.
Applicable grading scale: See above. 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 the core-curriculum requirements: a. Al-Azhar Primary Education Certificate. b. Basic Education Completion Certificate. c. Al-Azhar Preparatory Education Certificate. d. Completion of only three years of a five-year program from technical school. e. Certificate of completion of the compulsory period of study. f. Certificate of Completion of Basic Education/Vocational Preparation. g. Vocational Certificate. 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. Academy (postsecondary). c. Institute (postsecondary). d. Technical school (grade 13 or higher). e. Military academy (postsecondary). See pages 5-8 for instructions for use of this guide and application procedures.
References Nucho, Leslie S., ed., Education in the Arab World, Volume I, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, AMIDEAST, Washington, D.C., 1994. Wilcox, Lee, Arab Republic of Egypt, World Education Series, AACRAO, Washington, D.C., 1988. Universities and Colleges Admissions Services, International Qualifications for Entry to Higher Education, UCAS, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, 2003. See Multi-Country References, page 140.
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