The grading
systems used are mostly on a four-point scale: Undergraduates
are expected to complete their courses with C average or better
while graduates require no less than a B average.
| Grade |
GPA |
Undergraduate |
Graduate |
| A |
4.0
|
Excellent |
Excellent |
| B |
3.0
|
Good |
Good/Average |
| C |
2.0
|
Average |
Passing |
| D |
1.0
|
Passing |
Failing |
| F |
0.0
|
Failing |
Failing |
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Students securing 'Grade F' in any course(s) will require to redo
the course before staring advanced courses. However, many graduate
students consider a grade below 'C' unacceptable as it could affect
campus placements.
In addition
to the above regular grades, certain universities offer grades
such as
IP
- In Progress
An IP grade means that the student has not completed all the
portions of a multi-portioned class that is taken over multiple
semesters to earn the regular grade. The IP would be changed to
regular grade once all the portions are completed.
NC
or NIC- Not Complete Or Incomplete
This grade indicates that the student has missed some exams, assignments
or homework that are important to evaluate performance.
W
- Withdrawn
This grade indicates that the student has decided not to enroll
for the course after attending the classes for more than a predetermined
period.
Some schools
also offer intermediary grades, the grading scale being A+, A,
A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D- and F. while representing
as GPA an A+ grade may represent A GPA OF 4.00, or above, A to
3.67, A- corresponds to 3.3,similarly B+ to 3.0, B to 2.67,B-
to 2.3 and C+ to 2, C to 1.67, C- to 1.3 and so on.
However the final GPA that a student graduates with is not a simple
average, it is a weighted average. The weight is the number of
credit hours that are predetermined by the faculty based on the
course contents and displayed in the course schedule.
The final
GPA = letter grade value * credit hours/ credit hours.
For example:
If you take
5 courses with course 1, 2 and 3 with 3 credit hours, course 4
with 2 credit hours and course 5 with 4 credit hours, and receive
an "A" in each of the courses, your GPA is (15 x 4) / 15 = 4.0.
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