What is the English equivalent of my French Diploma ?

Hello,

I'm willing to study at London Metropolitan University (MA European Studies) and I was wondering what is the english equivalent of a Licence/BA with Mention Assez Bien and a Grade of 12.8/20 ?

Reply 1

seel

Wendythatsme

Hello,

I'm willing to study at London Metropolitan University (MA European Studies) and I was wondering what is the english equivalent of a Licence/BA with Mention Assez Bien and a Grade of 12.8/20 ?

I assume you have yet to apply to London Met and want to see whether or not it meets their requirement? If so, just contact them to see what's their take on your qualification. Each university have their own perspective on international qualification equivalent. The boundaries between grades might be slightly different.

Reply 2

Cirsium

19

Wendythatsme

Hello,

I'm willing to study at London Metropolitan University (MA European Studies) and I was wondering what is the english equivalent of a Licence/BA with Mention Assez Bien and a Grade of 12.8/20 ?

IIRC a Mention Assez Bien is equivalent to a 2ii (= lower second class so what they ask for) so you're definitely in the right ball park.

Edit: See here http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mention_honorifique

Really though you need to email them and ask. (And for the record, in this context you translate je veux as I would like not I am willing (which means that you would consider doing it if somebody asked you to / that you wouldn't mind doing it)

Reply 3

equix

Depends also from which institution and in which programm...Unis like LSE generally know the diffrence between a 12,8 licence (bachelor) from the University of Dijon and a 12,8 from a magistère at the Sorbonne.

Reply 4

joshlyman

Yes. A 12.8 is closer to a 2:1 in my opinion, given that the LSE asks for a 13/20 as their minimum requirement. Besides you should factor in your university and your class ranking, as French university do not inflate the marks they give.

One more thing. I may be giving unwanted advice but I think you should strongly consider applying to better unis with your 12.8 (i.e. Kings, Queen Mary if you want to stay in London, if not look at Edinburgh, St Andrews and the like).

Reply 5

MagicNMedicine

20

I think 14/20 is a 2:1 equivalent from France so yes I reckon it will be a 2:2

Reply 6

Sooz2471

Yep, I'd say it falls within the 2:2 span. Some UK universities seem to satisfy themselves with rough equivalency with the French system, so 12-14 would be 2:2, 14-16 would be 2:1, etc. Good luck :smile:

Reply 7

equix

Haha no way,
for the "bac" 14-16 may be in the 2:1 category.
But for a Bachelors degree > 12 is upper 10-20% of a promotion.
16 is > 1%...

But like said before, depends also on the institution. The thing that counts is your grades in comparision to others. You should try to get a reference that indicates your "ranking" within the promotion to clarifie your marks...

Reply 8

Wendythatsme

OP

2

Thank you for the help everyone

Reply 9

LysFromParis

10

equix

Haha no way,
for the "bac" 14-16 may be in the 2:1 category.
But for a Bachelors degree > 12 is upper 10-20% of a promotion.
16 is > 1%...

But like said before, depends also on the institution. The thing that counts is your grades in comparision to others. You should try to get a reference that indicates your "ranking" within the promotion to clarifie your marks...

You should not consider the mark but rather the "mention" or honors.
Félicitation du jury / très bien -> 1st
bien -> 2.1
assez bien -> 2.2

Maybe you could ask your university to give you a document explaining how they establish the honors. Where I am it's something calculated from ranking and marks. I'm in a Grande Ecole but I suppose they have a similar system in uni.

Reply 10

Kryten

1

Wendythatsme

Hello,

I'm willing to study at London Metropolitan University (MA European Studies) and I was wondering what is the english equivalent of a Licence/BA with Mention Assez Bien and a Grade of 12.8/20 ?

That's a 2:2.

Reply 11

Alba_G

6

That's not a good way to look at it though because French universities are much less likely to give higher grades than British universities (having been to both... there is a huge difference).

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