Official Record of Studies Explanatory Information

1. General

1.The attached record of academic studies is an official documents only when validated with the stamp and the signature of the authorized official of the Faculty/School.

2. Complete Record of Studies indicates all of the grades received (by year of study). Confirmation of completion of degree, final grade point average and year of completion is indicated at the end of the Record.

3. Partial Record of Studies indicates all of the grades received (by year of study) up to date of issue. This Record of Studies is issued to students who have not completed a degree.

2. Key to Symbols

1. Course Number: The first two digits in the course listing refer to the area of study in which this course is offered (See Key to Areas of Study, pg. 4).

2. Semester: To the right of the course number appears the semester in which the course was studied. From 1985, semesters are listed according to the following key:

A	Course offered in fall semester
B	Course offered in spring semester
C	Modular course offered twice yearly --in the fall and in the spring
Y	Full-year course
S	Course offered in summer semester

3. Type of Course: Each course is categorized as lecture, exercise, seminar, etc. or by specific type of work submitted. (See Key to Type of Course, pg. 2).

4. Credit Points: Credit points are determined by the number of hours of study per week and indicate the weight of the course within the cumulative grade point average. Each hour per week per semester is equivalent to 1 credit point; exceptions are preparatory courses, practicum, workshops and tutorials, which receive ½ credit point. Credit points are not given for Supplementary Studies. A student may receive additional credit points for special “tasks” (e.g., 4 points for a seminar paper, or 2 points for a less comprehensive paper).

5. Hours: Since 1985, the Hebrew University has followed a semester system, with 14 weeks in each semester. Example: A course meeting one hour per week for one semester = 14 hours (14 X 1). A course meeting one hour per week for two semesters = 28 hours (14 X 2).

a. Prior to 1985, the academic year was divided into three trimesters, with 6 weeks in each trimester. Transcripts for studies prior to 1985 indicate yearly hours. Example: A course meeting three hours per week for one trimester is listed as 1 hour, i.e. 27 annual hours.

b. Exception: The Faculty of Agriculture and the Rothberg International School adhered to the semester system prior to 1985 and hours listed are semester hours.

6. Asterisk (*): An asterisk next to the course number indicates that the course was repeated.

7. Key to Type of Course

COMP	Composition
E	Exercise (small group instruction)
EX	Examination
FT	Field Trip
FW	Field Work
L	Lecture
LAB	Laboratory
LBPS	Laboratory & Pro-Seminar
LC	Clinical Lecture
LCH	Lecture & Clinical Hour
LCSLB	Lecture, Clinic, Seminar & Laboratory
LE	Lecture & Exercise
LELB	Lecture, Exercise & Laboratory
LEPS	Lecture, Exercise & Pro-Seminar
LES	Lecture, Exercise & Seminar
LFT	Lecture & Field Trip
LFW	Lecture & Field Work
LLAB	Lecture & Laboratory
LLBP	Lecture, Laboratory & Pro-Seminar
LLBS	Lecture, Laboratory & Seminar
LPS	Lecture & Pro-Seminar
LS	Lecture & Seminar
LSEL	Lecture, Seminar, Exercise & Laboratory
LTUT	Lecture & Tutorial
PC	Preparatory Course
PRJ	Project
PS	Pro-Seminar
PSP	Pro-Seminar Paper
RS	Research Seminar
S	Seminar
SC	Study Camp
SE	Seminar & Exercise
SLAB	Seminar & Laboratory
SP	Seminar Paper
TASK	Task
TUT	Tutorial
WK	Workshop

3. Headings

1. At the top of the Complete Record of Studies are listed the department/s in which the student completed a degree. A Partial Record of Studies indicates the various departments in which the student studied.

2. Extra studies: Courses studied beyond the degree requirements. These course grades are not calculated into the cumulative average.

3. Banked courses: Master’s level courses studied together with undergraduate courses. These courses are not included in the undergraduate cumulative average. Banked courses may be used for a future Master’s degree.

4. Courses in Progress: Courses in which the student is currently studying or has completed but has not yet received a final grade at the time the transcript is issued.

4. Grades

The transcript includes course grades and final grades.

Since 2014 all Faculties use a united system:

GRADE / FACULTY	All Faculties
Excellent	100 – 95
Very Good	94 – 90
Almost Very Good	89 – 85
Good	84 – 75
Fair	74 – 65
Satisfactory	64 – 60
Fail	59 – 0

In earlier years:

GRADE / FACULTY	UNTIL 2005	Science; * Social Sciences; Agriculture; **	Humanities ; Social Work; Law; Business Administration ; Medicine ; Dentistry **	Medicine ; Dentistry ***
Excellent	95 – 100	95-100	95-100	95-100
Very Good	85 - 94	85-94	85-94	85-94
Good	75 – 84	75-84	75-84	75-84
Fair	65 - 74	65-74	65-74	65-74
Satisfactory	50 - 64	55-64	60-64
Fail	0 - 49	0-54	0-59	0-64

* Since 2004

** Since 2005

*** Since 2006

Key to Verbal Grades: These grades are not included in the cumulative average.

EXMP	Exemption from a course on the basis of an exam or previous knowledge, without credit points.
TC	(transfer credits) – exemption from a course on the basis of transfer of similar course, including credit points.
CREDIT	Credit units received for transfer course.
ACT.P.	Active Participation: Participation in a course without taking examinations.
W	Withdrawal with permission from a course
PASS	Passing grade for a course.
FAIL	Failing grade for a course.
WF	Failure for non-academic reasons (for Rothberg International School only).
COMP	Completion of course requirements.

Final Grades

Applicable for students who completed a degree prior to 1995:

95 – 100 Grade Average	Summa Cum Laude
85 – 94 Grade Average	Magna Cum Laude
75 – 84 Grade Average	Cum Laude
74 and below	Completed Academic Requirements

As of 1995, classification is determined by the student’s relative place in the graduating class of the specific faculty (provided that the final grade is not lower than the cutoff point for each category).

Classification	Percentage		Cutoff Grade
	B.A.	Graduate	B.A.	Graduate
Summa Cum Laude	Top 2%	Top 3%	90	92
Magna Cum Laude	Top 18%	Top 22%	85	85
Cum Laude	Top 40%	Top 50%	80	85

As of 1998, “Cum Laude” classification is cancelled.

Key to Areas of Study

01	Division of Graduate Studies, Rothberg International School
02	Library Science
03	Social Work
04	Preparatory Program, Rothberg International School
05	History of Art
06	Cognitive Science
07	Talmud
08	Special Program: Humanities “Amirim” Honors Program “Gateway to Higher Education” Program
09	French Language and Literature
10	Jewish Studies School of Literature
11	English as a Foreign Language
12	Jew and Comparative Folklore Program
13	History of the Jewish People
14	Jewish Thought
15	Philosophy
16	Arabic Language and Literature
17	Hebrew Literature
18	Yiddish
19	General and Comparative Literature
20	Theatre Studies
21	Bible
22	Ancient Near Eastern studies
23	Musicology
24	Comparative Religion
25	Hebrew Language
26	Russian and Slavic Studies
27	School of History Cultural Studies Jewish Languages and Literature: Yiddish, Ladino and Arabic
28	Classical Studies (? Classics)
29	Spanish and Latin American Studies
30	African Studies
31	American Studies
32	German Language and Literature
33	Contemporary Jewry
34	Education
35	Indian, Iranian and Armenian Studies
36	Ancient Near Eastern studies
37	Education
38	Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
39	History
40	Geography
41	Linguistics
42	Ancient Near Eastern studies
43	Archaeology
44	English
45	Italian Language and Literature
46	East Asian Studies
47	Demography
48	Division of Undergraduate Studies, Rothberg International School
49	Urban and Regional Studies
50	Communications and Journalism
51	Psychology
52	Statistics
53	Sociology and sociological Anthropology
54	Supplementary Studies: Social Sciences Joint Program: Philosophy, Economics and Political Science Conflict Research: Management and Resolution Contemporary Middle East Cultural Studies European Studies
55	Business Administration Accounting
56	Political Science
57	Economics
58	International Relations
59	Public Policy
60	Program for Graduates in Accounting Executive MBA: EMBA (? Executive Masters in Business Administration: EMBA)
61	Criminology
62	Law
63	Jewish Education
64	Pharmacy
65	Nutritional Sciences Veterinary Medicine Hotel, Food and Tourism Management
66	Physical Geography
67	Computer Sciences
68	Earth Sciences
69	Chemistry
70	Geology
71	Agricultural, Food and Environment
72	Life Sciences (Biology)
73	Agricultural, Food and Environment
74	General Studies
75	Special Program: Medicine Medicine (Pre-Clinical Studies)
76	Special Program: Science Computation and Information Processing in the Brain Genomics and Bioinformatics
77	Physics
78	Brain and Behavioral Sciences
79	Physics/Mathematics – Talpiot
80	Mathematics
81	Microbiology
82	Atmospheric Sciences
83	School of Applied Sciences
84	Oceanography
85	Science Instruction
86	Cellular and Developmental Biology
87	History, Philosophy and the Sociology of Sciences (? History and Philosophy of the Sciences)
88	Genetics
89	Environmental scienses
90	Ecology, Systematics and Evolution
91	Nursing
92	Structural and Molecular Biochemistry
93	Plant Science Advance Clinical Nursing (? Advanced Clinical Nursing)
94	Basic Medical Sciences
95	Public Health: International Program
96	Medicine (Clinical Studies)
97	Dental Medicine
98	Public Health Neurology
99	Occupational Therapy