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2019 ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY INDICATIVE GPA EQUIVALENCIES (OUT OF GPA 7.0) MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY INDICATIVE GPA EQUIVALENCIES (OUT OF GPA 7.0)

COUNTRY GRADING SYSTEM 4.0 OR PASS 4.5 5.0 COUNTRY GRADING SYSTEM 4.0 OR PASS 4.5 5.0
2.0 2.3 2.7 Percentage where minimum full pass is 70 (or 7.0 if scale 70 or 7.0 75 or 7.5 80 or 8.0
Groups A & B: 4-point GPA where GPA 2.0 = Grade D or C
(D or C average) (C average) (B- average) is out of 10) (Regular) (Regular) (Bien)
Bangladesh Mexico
GPA 2.2 GPA 2.5 GPA 2.8 Percentage where minimum full pass is 60 (or 6.0 if scale 60 or 6.0 67 or 6.7 73 or 7.3
Group C: 4-point GPA where GPA 2.25 = Grade D
(D average) (D+ average) (C average) it out of 10) (Suficiente) (Suficiente) (Regular)
5.0 5.8 6.7 2.5 2.7 3.0
10-point scale where 5 is the minimum full pass Group A: 4-point GPA where GPA 2.5 or 2.7 = 50% or higher
(médio / regular) (médio / regular) (médio / regular) (C average) (C or B- average) (B average)
Brazil Nepal
6.0 6.7 7.3 2.0 2.3 2.7
10-point scale where 6 is the minimum full pass Group B: 4-point GPA where GPA 2.0 = 50% or higher
(médio / regular) (médio / regular) (médio superior / bom) (C average) (C+ average) (B- average)
2.0 2.3 2.7 2.0 2.3 2.7
Group A: 4-point GPA where GPA 2.0 = Grade C 4-point GPA where GPA 2.0 = Grade C
(C average) (C+ average) (B- average) (C average) (C/C+ average) (B- average)
Pakistan
Canada 60-62 67-69 2.5 2.7 3.0
Group B: Percentage where Grade C or Satisfactory is 73-76 4-point GPA where GPA 2.5 = Grade C or C-
(C-/C average or (C+/B- average or (C-/C average) (C/C+ average) (B- average)
between 60-69% (B average or Good)
Satisfactory) Satisfactory)
2.7 2.3
Group A: Reverse 5-point GPA where 3.0 is minimum pass 3.0 (Pass)
4.0 4.5 5.0 (Pass) (Fair)
Chile 7-point scale where 4.0 is the minimum full pass Philippines
(suficiente) (suficiente) (Bueno)
Group B: 4-point GPA where 1.0 is minimum full pass 1.0 1.5 2.0
60-62 67-69 73-76 = 70% (Grade D) (D average) (D average) (C average)
China Percentage where 60% is minimum pass
(及格 Pass) (及格 Pass) (中 Good)
Group A: 5-point GPA where GPA 2.0 = minimum full pass 2.0 2.5 3.0
3.0 3.3 3.7 (Grade D or 60%) (D average) (D+ average) (C average)
Colombia 5-point scale where 3.0 is the minimum full pass Saudi Arabia
(Satisfactorio) (Satisfactorio) (Bueno)
2.0 2.3 2.7
Group B: 4-point GPA where GPA 2.0 = Grade C
Group A (Grande Écoles): 20-point scale where 10 is 10 10.5 11.5 (C average) (C+ average) (B- average)
minimum full pass (Passable) (Passable) (Passable)
France 2.5 2.9 3.3
Group A: 5-point GPA where GPA 2.0 = minimum full pass
Group B (Other institutions): 20-point scale where 10 is 10 11 12 (C+ average) (C+ average) (B- average)
minimum full pass (Passable) (Passable) (Assez Bien) Singapore
2.0 2.3 2.7
Group B: 4-point GPA where GPA 2.0 = Grade C
Group A (non-Law Graduates): Reverse 5-point scale where 4.0 3.5 3.0 (C average) (C+ average) (B- average)
4.0 is minimum full pass (units graded out of 15) (ausreichend) (ausreichend) (befriedigend)
Germany 2.5 2.8 3.1
4.3-point GPA where GPA 2.0 = Grade C
Group B (Law graduates): 18-point scale where 4 is 4 6 8 (C+ average) (B- average) (B average)
minimum full pass (ausreichend) (ausreichend) (befriedigend) South Korea
2.5 2.8 3.2
4.5-point GPA where GPA 2.0 = Grade C
2.0 2.3 2.7 (C+ average) (B- average) (B average)
Hong Kong 4-point GPA where GPA 2.0 = Grade C
(C average) (C+ average) (B- average)
2.0 2.4 2.7
Taiwan 4.3-point GPA where GPA 2.0 = Grade C
Group A: Percentage where Grade C or Second Class 50-52 55-56 60-62 (C average) (C+ average) (B- average)
Honours = 50% (Second Class) (Upper Second Class) (Lower First Class)
2.0 2.3 2.7
India Thailand 4-point GPA where 2.0 is minimum full pass
6.0 (C average) (C/C+ average) (C+/B average)
5.0 5.5
Group B: 10-point system where Grade C = 5.0 (B average / Above
(C average / Average) (C average / Average) 50-52 55-56 60-62
Average) UK Percentage where Lower Second Class = 50%
(Lower Second) (Lower Second) (Upper Second)
2.0 2.3 2.7
Indonesia 4-point GPA where GPA 2.0 = Grade C 2.0 2.3 2.7
(C average) (C+ average) (B- average) "Group A: 4-point GPA where GPA 2.0 = Grade C”
(C average) (C+ average) (B- average)
60-62 67-69 73-76 USA
Japan Percentage where 60% is minimum pass 60-62 67-69
ka (可) / Grade C ka (可) / Grade C ryō (良) / Grade B Group B: Percentage where Grade C or Satisfactory 73-76
(C-/C average or (C+/B- average or
is between 60-69% (B average or Good)
2.0 2.3 2.7 Satisfactory) Satisfactory)
Group A: 4-point GPA where minimum full pass is GPA 2.0
(C/PS2 average) (C+/PS2 average) (B-/CR2 average)
Malaysia 5.0 5.8 6.7
Vietnam 10-point scale where 5.0 is minimum full pass
50-52 55-57 60-62 (Trung binh) (Trung binh) (Trung binh)
Group B: Percentage where 50% = Grade C
(C average / Credit) (C average / Credit) (B average / Merit)

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