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International applicants should be directed to the public page.
Requirements for Egypt
Egypt
International Admission Requirements
Minimum Equivalent Qualifications
For admission to a Graduate Certificate or Diploma the requirement is a degree equivalent to a 51社区黑料 4-year bachelor鈥檚 degree with a minimum overall grade equivalent to a B-.
Minimum Equivalent Qualifications
For admission to a master鈥檚 program, the qualifications listed are normally recognized as equivalent to a 51社区黑料 4-year bachelor鈥檚 degree with minimum overall grade requirements.
Required Credential or Degree
Bachelor's degree, License
Minimum Overall Academic Standing
80% on a percentage scale, Very Good
Required Credential or Degree
Master's degree
Minimum Overall Academic Standing
80% on a percentage scale, Very Good
Applicants with a degree from this country are required to submit proof of English language competency.
The institutions listed for Fast Track Admission have been selected based on our familiarity with applicants from these schools, and their placement on the overall academic world rankings of universities.
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Applicants whose most-recently awarded credential is from an institution are eligible for fast-track admission at this time. |
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Applicants from these institutions are only eligible for fast-track admissions to specified disciplines. |
Fast Track Admissions
Fast Track Admission Institutions
- Cairo University
The Bachelor Degree is also known as a Licence or Bakkalorius. Bachelor Degrees are offered by universities and higher institutes. Bachelor Degrees from higher institutes are recognised by the Supreme Council of Universities as being equivalent to Bachelor Degrees from Egyptian university. Programs offered by higher institutes are generally in specialised fields such as engineering, information technology and tourism.
Programs take 4-6 years of full-time study. 4 year programs are offered in humanities, social sciences and some science programs such as agriculture and usually require 120-150 credit hours. 5 year programs include engineering, pharmacy, veterinary sciences and dentistry and usually require 180-210 credit hours. Medicine is 6 years including a practical year and may be awarded as a Doctor of Medicine. Programs in professional fields can require a preparatory year before starting the 5 or 6 year Bachelor Degree. It does not count towards the GPA and may not appear on the statement of marks or transcript.
The Master Degree takes 2-3 years of full-time study and usually requires 30-42 credit hours. The first half of the Master Degree is usually coursework. In their final year students are required to research and submit a thesis which is usually worth 6 credits.
The Doctoral Degree is awarded after 2-5 years of research-based study culminating in a thesis. Assessment is by seminar and defence of the thesis to a board of external examiners
The American University in Cairo uses an American marking system.
Beginning with the 2005-2006 academic year, primary and secondary education represents 12 years of education.