RWANDA - NCAA

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BACKGROUND

Academic Calendar

September-June

What is year nine called?

Troisieme, 3eme, 9

Where is year nine typically located? Native Language(s)

Final year of lower secondary school Kinyarwanda, English, French

GRADUATION TIMELINE

6 + 3 + 3 = 12

12 years total: six years primary, three years lower secondary and three years upper secondary

Acceptable Forms of Proof of High School Graduation

1. Diplome A2 [A2 Diploma] Technical Certificate of Secondary Education Level A2 [Diplome d'Etudes Secondaires Techniques A2]: Professional Certificate of Secondary Education level

A2 [Diplome d'Etudes Secondaires Professionnelles A2]

Expected Timeline of Completion Issuing Body

12 years (four years or eight semesters from the initial start of year nine)

Upper Secondary School

2. Certificat du Cycle Superieur de l'Enseignement Secondaire [Advanced Level National Examination Certificate]

Expected Timeline of Completion

12 years (four years or eight semesters from the initial start of year nine)

Issuing Body

Rwanda National Examinations Council/RNEC

3. Diplome des Humanities Complete [Diploma of Complete Humanities]

Expected Timeline of Completion

12 years (four years or eight semesters from the initial start of year nine)

Issuing Body

Upper secondary school

4. TVET Level 5 Certificate

Expected Timeline of Completion )Issuing Body

12 years (eight semesters from the initial start of year nine)

National Examination School Inspection Authority (NESA

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NOT Acceptable Forms of Proof of High School Graduation

1. Certificat de Fin de Tronc Commun [Certificate of End of Common Track]

Expected Timeline of Completion

Nine years (one year or two semesters from the initial start of year nine)

2. Ordinary Level Examination Certificate: Rwanda National Examinations Council (RNEC)

Expected Timeline of Completion

Nine years (one year or two semesters from the initial start of year nine)

3. Diplome A3 [A3 Diploma]

Expected Timeline of Completion

Nine years (one year or two semesters from the initial start of year nine)

Crediting Policies

If course credits are indicated on the transcript, the following units provided on the document will be awarded credit as follows:

UNITS OF CREDIT

4+ 3

U.S. EQUIVALENT CREDIT PER YEAR

1.00 0.75

UNITS OF CREDIT

2 1

U.S. EQUIVALENT CREDIT PER YEAR

0.50 0.25

Grading Scales

NUMERIC GRADE 85 ? 100 80 ? 84 75 ? 79 70 ? 74 65 ? 69

U.S. GRADE EQUIVALENT

A A B B B

GRADE

A A B B B

U.S. GRADE EQUIVALENT

A A B B B

QUALITY POINTS

4 4 3 3 3

QUALITY POINTS

4 4 3 3 3

NUMERIC GRADE 60 ? 64 55 ? 59 50 ? 54 40 ? 49 0-39

GRADE

C C C D F

U.S. GRADE EQUIVALENT

C C C D F

U.S. GRADE EQUIVALENT

C C C D F

QUALITY POINTS

2 2 2 1 0

QUALITY POINTS

2 2 2 1 0

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NUMERIC GRADE 11 10 9 8 7

SCALE BOUNDARY

10.5 ? 11 9.5 ? 10.4 8.5 ? 9.4 7.5 ? 8.4 6.5 ? 7.4

U.S. GRADE EQUIVALENT

A A B B B

U.S. GRADE EQUIVALENT

A A B B B

QUALITY POINTS

4 4 3 3 3

QUALITY POINTS

4 4 3 3 3

NUMERIC GRADE 6 5 4 3 and 2 1

SCALE BOUNDARY

5.5 ? 6.4 4.5 ? 5.4 2.5 ? 4.4 1.5 ? 2.4

0-1.4

U.S. GRADE EQUIVALENT

C C C D F

U.S. GRADE EQUIVALENT

C C C D F

QUALITY POINTS

2 2 2 1 0

QUALITY POINTS

2 2 2 1 0

PERFORMANCE Excellent Very good Merit Pass Fail

U.S. GRADE EQUIVALENT A B C D D

QUALITY POINTS 4 3 2 1 0

Reference Documents

? Course Title Usage guide.

? Determination of Credit resource.

? International initial-eligibility flyer.

? Information on tasks assigned to student-athlete accounts.

? NCAA Guide of International Academic Standards for Athletics Eligibility PDF.

? Country-specific webpages.

? Multi-country references.

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