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 has converted to the ECTS system, so a full year of study represents 60 credit points, and a semester 30 ECTS credits. OUC has converted to the ECTS grade system.
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ECTS grade |
% of successful students normally achieving the grade |
Definition |
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A |
10 |
EXCELLENT – outstanding performance with only minor errors |
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B |
25 |
VERY GOOD – above the average standard but with some errors |
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C |
30 |
GOOD – generally sound work with a number of notable errors |
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D |
25 |
SATISFACTORY – fair but with significant shortcomings |
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E |
10 |
SUFFICIENT – performance meets the minimum criteria |
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F |
-- |
FAIL – considerable further work is required |