Université Laval (Quebec)
Canada
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
Other names: Laval University.
First degree/qualification: Baccalauréat or specialized/professional degree (3-4.5 years).
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 4.0/5.0.
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 3-4 year first degree following a DEC (see description).
Documents required: Official transcript; official certification of degree and date awarded. All documents in French and English.
Description: Instituted in 1852 as a French Catholic university; named after the first bishop of Quebec. Usual admission requirement: DEC (diplôme d'études collégiales/diploma of collegial studies) from a CEGEP (collège d'enseignement général et professionnel/college of general and vocational education) (13 years of education).
Grading system:
| Excellent | Excellent | A | 5.0 |
| Très bon | Very good | B | 4.0 |
| Bon | Satisfactory | C | 3.0 |
| Suffisant | Pass | D | 2.0 |
| Insuffisant | Unsatisfactory | E | 1.0 |
| Nul | Failure | F | 0.0 |
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| Échec | Failure | N | |
| Succès | Pass | P | |
| Abandon avec échec | Incomplete with failure | W | |
| Abandon | Incomplete | Z |
1995 and after:
| Letter Grade | Numeric Grade | |
| Excellent | A+ | 4.33 |
| A | 4.00 | |
| A- | 3.67 | |
| Very Good | B+ | 3.33 |
| B | 3.00 | |
| B- | 2.67 | |
| Good | C+ | 2.33 |
| C | 2.00 | |
| C- | 1.67 | |
| Fair | D+ | 1.33 |
| D | 1.00 | |
| Poor(Failure) | E | 0.00 |
First degrees not classified.
Language of instruction: French.
Advanced degrees:
- Maîtrise: 1.5-2 years after appropriate first degree; usually by course of instruction and thesis. Degrees not classified.
- Philosophiae doctor (Ph.D.): 3 years minimum following maîtrise; degrees not classified.
Last updated: Aug 07, 2007