Overview
- Academic Calendar: September-June
- Graduation Timeline: 4 years plus 4 or 5 years plus 4 or 5 years = 12 or 13 years (Timeline varies based on graduation document earned.) Lower school is four years and middle school is four years (five if a pre-vocational year nine option is completed). Students can take four or five years for upper secondary school.
- Native Language(s): German
Acceptable Forms of Proof of High School Graduation
- Reifeprufungszeugnis [Maturity Exam Certificate] - 12 years completion
- Zeugnis uber die Berufsreifeprufung/also Berufsreifeprufungszeugnis [Vocational Maturity Certificate] - 13 years completion
- Reife-und Diplomprufungszeugnis [Maturity and Diploma Exam Certificate] - 13 years completion
- Abschlussprufungszeugnis der berufsbildende mittlere schule (BMS) [Vocational Intermediate School] - 13 years completion
- Studienberechtigungsprufung or Studienberechtigungszeugnis [Study Qualifying Exam or Certificate] - 13 years completion
Not Acceptable Forms of Proof of High School Graduation
- Abschlusszeugnis (completion certificate) from a Berufsschule (vocational) or Polytechnische Schuke (pre-vocational)
Grading Scale NCAA Reference
1
- Descriptor
- Sehr Gut
- Description
- Very Good
U.S. 4.0 equivalentA · 4.003
- Descriptor
- Befriedigend
- Description
- Satisfactory
U.S. 4.0 equivalentB · 3.002
- Descriptor
- Gut
- Description
- Good
U.S. 4.0 equivalentB · 3.004
- Descriptor
- Genugend/
- Description
- Sufficient
U.S. 4.0 equivalentC · 2.005
- Descriptor
- Nicht Genugend
- Description
- Insufficient
U.S. 4.0 equivalentF · 0.00
| Selected Grading Scale | Targeted Scale: U.S. 4.0 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Grade | Descriptor | Description | U.S. Grade | U.S. Points |
| 1 | Sehr Gut | Very Good | A | 4.00 |
| 3 | Befriedigend | Satisfactory | B | 3.00 |
| 2 | Gut | Good | B | 3.00 |
| 4 | Genugend/ | Sufficient | C | 2.00 |
| 5 | Nicht Genugend | Insufficient | F | 0.00 |
Source: NCAA Guide to International Academic Standards for Athletics Eligibility (free, publicly available resource). No official affiliation with NCAA. These grading scales are for reference and are used in our GPA Calculator. View complete Sources & Attributions.
References
- NCAA Guide to International Academic Standards for Athletics Eligibility