Grading System
Examination and assessment results are usually expressed in grades. There are many different grading systems in Europe. To help institutions translate the grades awarded by host institutions to European exchange students, the ECTS grading scale has been developed. This provides additional information on the student’s performance to that provided by the institution’s grade, but does not replace the local grade. Higher education institutions make their own decisions on how to apply the ECTS grading scale to their own system.
OUC's grading system is equivalent to the ECTS system, so a full year of study represents 60 ECTS credits, and a semester 30 ECTS credits.
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ECTS grade |
% of successful students normally achieving the grade |
Definition |
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A |
10 |
EXCELLENT – An excellent performance, clearly outstanding. The candidate demonstrates excellent judgement and a high degree of independent thinking. |
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B |
25 |
VERY GOOD – A very good performance. The candidate demonstrates sound judgement and a very good degree of independent thinking. |
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C |
30 |
GOOD – A good performance in most areas. The candidate demonstrates a reasonable degree of judgement and independent thinking in the most important areas. |
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D |
25 |
SATISFACTORY – A satisfactory performance, but with significant shortcomings. The candidate demonstrates a limited degree of judgement and independent thinking. |
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E |
10 |
SUFFICIENT – performance that meets the minimum criteria, but no more. The candidate demonstrates a very limited degree of judgement and independent thinking. |
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F |
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FAIL – A performance that does not meet the minimum academic criteria. The candidate demonstrates an absence of both judgement and independent thinking. |