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Type of Evaluation:
Document Submission Method:
Further Study
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Name on Application:
RECOMMENDED U.S. EDUCATIONAL EQUIVALENCY: Graduation from a regionallyaccredited high school in the United States
CREDENTIAL I OF I
Location:
Moscow, Russian Federation
Documentation:
Transcript for academic year 2013-2014 at State Educational Institution Lyceum No
1547, showing completion of 11th grade
U.S. Equivalency:
Graduation from a regionally-accredited high school in the United States
CREDENTIAL I DETAILS
Length of Program:
11 years of elementary-secondary education
Educational System:
Primary-secondary education in the Russian Federation consists of ten to eleven years. General secondary education extends from grades four to ten or four to eleven. After completion of coursework and before graduation, students take state examinations. these include Russian language and literature, algebra, geometry, physics, chemistry, social science, and a foreign language.
The grade scale is based on words and 2-5 with 3 as minimum passing grade:
Grade Scale(s):
5/otlichno/excellent = 4.00/A, 4/khorosho/good = 3.00/B, 3/udovletvoritel’no/satisfactory =
2.00/C, -/zachet/pass = pass, neudovletvoritel’no = 0.00/F.
COURSE ANALYSIS
U.S. Equivalents
Subject
US 12th Grade
Algebra
English
Biology
Geometry
Computer Science
History
Basis of Life Safety
Social Studies
Russian Literature
Russian Language
Physics
Physical Education
Chemistry
Ecology
Recommended Secondary Units of Credit and Grade Point Average:
0.25
3.00/B
6.0
3.2917
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