Official Record of Studies Explanatory Information

Official Record of Studies Explanatory Information

1. General

1.The attached record of academic studies is an official documents only when validated with the stamp and the signature of the authorized official of the Faculty/School.

2.  Complete Record of Studies indicates all of the grades received (by year of study). Confirmation of completion of degree, final grade point average and year of completion is indicated at the end of the Record.

3. Partial Record of Studies indicates all of the grades received (by year of study) up to date of issue. This Record of Studies is issued to students who have not completed a degree.

2. Key to Symbols

1. Course Number: The first two digits in the course listing refer to the area    of study in which this course is offered (See Key to Areas of Study, pg. 4).

2. Semester: To the right of the course number appears the semester in     which the course was studied. From 1985, semesters are listed according to the following key:

 

A

Course offered in fall semester

B

Course offered in spring semester

C

Modular course offered twice yearly --in the fall and in the spring

Y

Full-year course

S

Course offered in summer semester

 

3. Type of Course: Each course is categorized as lecture, exercise, seminar, etc. or by specific type of work submitted.  (See Key to Type of Course, pg. 2).

4. Credit Points: Credit points are determined by the number of hours of study per week and indicate the weight of the course within the cumulative grade point average. Each hour per week per semester is equivalent to 1 credit point; exceptions are preparatory courses, practicum, workshops and tutorials, which receive ½ credit point.  Credit points are not given for Supplementary Studies.  A student may receive additional credit points for special “tasks” (e.g., 4 points for a seminar paper, or 2 points for a less comprehensive paper).

5. Hours: Since 1985, the Hebrew University has followed a semester system, with 14 weeks in each semester.  Example: A course meeting one hour per week for one semester = 14 hours (14 X 1). A course meeting one hour per week for two semesters = 28 hours (14 X 2).

a.    Prior to 1985, the academic year was divided into three trimesters, with 6 weeks in each trimester.  Transcripts for studies prior to 1985 indicate yearly hours. Example: A course meeting three hours per week for one trimester is listed as 1 hour, i.e. 27 annual hours.

b.    Exception: The Faculty of Agriculture and the Rothberg International School adhered to the semester system prior to 1985 and hours listed are semester hours.

6. Asterisk (*): An asterisk next to the course number indicates that the course was repeated.

7. Key to Type of Course

COMP

Composition

E

Exercise (small group instruction)

EX

Examination

FT

Field Trip

FW

Field Work

L

Lecture

LAB

Laboratory

LBPS

Laboratory & Pro-Seminar

LC

Clinical Lecture

LCH

Lecture & Clinical Hour

LCSLB

Lecture, Clinic, Seminar & Laboratory

LE

Lecture & Exercise

LELB

Lecture, Exercise & Laboratory

LEPS

Lecture, Exercise & Pro-Seminar

LES

Lecture, Exercise & Seminar

LFT

Lecture & Field Trip

LFW

Lecture & Field Work

LLAB

Lecture & Laboratory

LLBP

Lecture, Laboratory & Pro-Seminar

LLBS

Lecture, Laboratory & Seminar

LPS

Lecture & Pro-Seminar

LS

Lecture & Seminar

LSEL

Lecture, Seminar, Exercise & Laboratory

LTUT

Lecture & Tutorial

PC

Preparatory Course

PRJ

Project

PS

Pro-Seminar

PSP

Pro-Seminar Paper

RS

Research Seminar

S

Seminar

SC

Study Camp

SE

Seminar & Exercise

SLAB

Seminar & Laboratory

SP

Seminar Paper

TASK

Task

TUT

Tutorial

WK

Workshop

3. Headings

1.    At the top of the Complete Record of Studies are listed the department/s in which the student completed a degree. A Partial Record of Studies indicates the various departments in which the student studied.

2.    Extra studies: Courses studied beyond the degree requirements.  These course grades are not calculated into the cumulative average.

3.     Banked courses:  Master’s level courses studied together with undergraduate courses. These courses are not included in the undergraduate cumulative average. Banked courses may be used for a future Master’s degree.

4.    Courses in Progress: Courses in which the student is currently studying or has completed but has not yet received a final grade at the time the transcript is issued.

 

4. Grades

The transcript includes course grades and final grades.

Since 2014 all Faculties use a united system:

GRADE  /

FACULTY

All Faculties

Excellent

100 – 95

Very Good

94 – 90

Almost Very Good

89 – 85

Good

84 – 75

Fair

74 – 65

Satisfactory

64 – 60

Fail

59 – 0

In earlier years:

GRADE  /

FACULTY

UNTIL 2005

Science; *

Social Sciences;

Agriculture; **

Humanities ; Social Work;

 Law; Business Administration ;

 Medicine ; Dentistry **

 

Medicine ; Dentistry ***

 

Excellent

95 – 100

95-100

95-100

95-100

Very Good

85 - 94

85-94

85-94

85-94

Good

75 – 84

75-84

75-84

75-84

Fair

65 - 74

65-74

65-74

65-74

Satisfactory

50 - 64

55-64

60-64

 

Fail

0 - 49

0-54

0-59

0-64

*    Since 2004

**   Since 2005

*** Since 2006

Key to Verbal Grades: These grades are not included in the cumulative average.

EXMP

Exemption from a course on the basis of an exam or previous knowledge, without credit points.

TC

(transfer credits) – exemption from a course on the basis of transfer of similar course, including credit points.

CREDIT

Credit units received for transfer course.

ACT.P.

Active Participation: Participation in a course without taking examinations.

W

Withdrawal with permission from a course

PASS

Passing grade for a course.

FAIL

Failing grade for a course.

WF

Failure for non-academic reasons (for Rothberg International School only).

COMP

Completion of course requirements.

Final Grades

Applicable for students who completed a degree prior to 1995:

95 – 100 Grade Average

Summa Cum Laude

85 – 94 Grade Average

Magna Cum Laude

75 – 84 Grade Average

Cum Laude

74 and below

Completed Academic Requirements

 

As of 1995, classification is determined by the student’s relative place in the graduating class of the specific faculty (provided that the final grade is not lower than the cutoff point for each category).

Classification

Percentage

Cutoff Grade

 

B.A.

Graduate

B.A.

Graduate

Summa Cum Laude

Top 2%

Top 3%

90

92

Magna Cum Laude

Top 18%

Top 22%

85

85

Cum Laude

Top 40%

Top 50%

80

85

 

As of 1998, “Cum Laude” classification is cancelled.

Key to Areas of Study

01

Division of Graduate Studies, Rothberg International School

02

Library Science

03

Social Work

04

Preparatory Program, Rothberg International School

05

History of Art

06

Cognitive Science

07

Talmud

08

Special Program: Humanities

“Amirim” Honors Program

“Gateway to Higher Education” Program

09

French Language and Literature

10

Jewish Studies

School of Literature

11

English as a Foreign Language

12

Jew and Comparative Folklore Program

13

History of the Jewish People

14

Jewish Thought

15

Philosophy

16

Arabic Language and Literature

17

Hebrew Literature

18

Yiddish

19

General and Comparative Literature

20

Theatre Studies

21

Bible

22

Ancient Near Eastern studies

23

Musicology

24

Comparative Religion

25

Hebrew Language

26

Russian and Slavic Studies

27

School of History

Cultural Studies

Jewish Languages and Literature: Yiddish, Ladino and Arabic

28

Classical Studies (? Classics)

29

Spanish and Latin American Studies

30

African Studies

31

American Studies

32

German Language and Literature

33

Contemporary Jewry

34

Education

35

Indian, Iranian and Armenian Studies

36

Ancient Near Eastern studies

37

Education

38

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

39

History

40

Geography

41

Linguistics

42

Ancient Near Eastern studies

43

Archaeology

44

English

45

Italian Language and Literature

46

East Asian Studies

47

Demography

48

Division of Undergraduate Studies, Rothberg International School

49

Urban and Regional Studies

50

Communications and Journalism

51

Psychology

52

Statistics

53

Sociology and sociological Anthropology

54

Supplementary Studies: Social Sciences

Joint Program: Philosophy, Economics and Political Science

Conflict Research: Management and Resolution

Contemporary Middle East

Cultural Studies

European Studies

55

Business Administration

Accounting

56

Political Science

57

Economics

58

International Relations

59

Public Policy

60

Program for Graduates in Accounting

Executive MBA: EMBA (? Executive Masters in Business Administration: EMBA)

61

Criminology

62

Law

63

Jewish Education

64

Pharmacy

65

Nutritional Sciences

Veterinary Medicine

Hotel, Food and Tourism Management

66

Physical Geography

67

Computer Sciences

68

Earth Sciences

69

Chemistry

70

Geology

71

Agricultural, Food and Environment

72

Life Sciences (Biology)

73

Agricultural, Food and Environment

74

General Studies

75

Special Program: Medicine

Medicine (Pre-Clinical Studies)

76

Special Program: Science

Computation and Information Processing in the Brain

Genomics and Bioinformatics

77

Physics

78

Brain and Behavioral Sciences

79

Physics/Mathematics – Talpiot

80

Mathematics

81

Microbiology

82

Atmospheric Sciences

83

School of Applied Sciences

84

Oceanography

85

Science Instruction

86

Cellular and Developmental Biology

87

History, Philosophy and the Sociology of Sciences (? History and Philosophy of the Sciences)

88

Genetics

89

Environmental scienses

90

Ecology, Systematics and Evolution

91

Nursing

92

Structural and Molecular Biochemistry

93

Plant Science

Advance Clinical Nursing (? Advanced Clinical Nursing)

94

Basic Medical Sciences

95

Public Health: International Program

96

Medicine (Clinical Studies)

97

Dental Medicine

98

Public Health

Neurology

99

Occupational Therapy