Gov’t changes GPA requirements for students abroad

AMMAN — A decision by the Higher Education Council will chang the requirements for Jordanian students to study abroad as of next school year, according to Al-Ghad News. For their foreign degrees to be eligible for official recognition, students must have — on their Tawjihi (general secondary certificate examination) or equivalent diploma — achieved a GPA of at least 85 percent for medicine and dentistry degrees; 80 percent for architecture, engineering, pharmacy, veterinary medicine degrees; and the minimum required score at public universities for other degrees. The requirements also specify that bachelor’s students’ residency must have completed their study within a school year or two periods of four consecutive months. For PhD students, students must have completed five school semesters or 20 months, divisible into periods of four consecutive months. Read more National news Jordan News   (window.globalAmlAds = window.globalAmlAds || []).push('admixer_async_509089081')   (window.globalAmlAds = window.globalAmlAds || []).push('admixer_async_552628228') Read More King Abdullah Emphasizes the Need for a Political Horizon for Peace Based on the Two-State Solution After Independence Day Celebrations, Traffic Department Urges Removal of Vehicle Decorations Public Works Ministry Begins Implementation of 3 Vital Road Maintenance Projects in Zarqa