Grading System

The grades, their standards and the grade points for assessment shall be as follows* #:

Grade Standard Grade Point
A+
A
A-		  
Excellent		 4.3
4.0
3.7
B+
B
B-		  
Good		 3.3
3.0
2.7
C+
C
C-		  
Satisfactory		 2.3
2.0
1.7
D+
D		 Pass 1.3
1.0
F Fail 0

* Not applicable to the BDS and MBBS curricula

# Special permission may be given for courses in individual curricula to be graded as ‘Pass’ (P), ‘Fail’ (F) or ‘Distinction’ (DI)

 

Special Grade Labels

In addition to the above-mentioned grades, the following Special Grade Labels may appear in your transcript as well:

Symbol Description
EX Exemption granted
FL Not examined – counted as Fail
N Absence from examination due to illness
NC Did not complete
NE Not examined – NOT counted as Fail
NS Non-satisfactory completion
NV No evaluation – course continues in the following semester/year
PE Results not yet available
SC Satisfactory completion
SE Continuous assessment, result incorporated in summative assessment/examination
WD Withdrew from course/ module

 

Honours Classification

Honours classifications are determined in accordance with the following Graduation GPA scores (GGPA), with all courses taken (including failed courses) carrying weightings which are proportionate to their credit values* # ^:

Class of honours CGPA range
First Class Honours 3.60-4.30
Second Class Honours
Division One
Division Two		 (2.40-3.59)
3.00-3.59
2.40-2.99
Third Class Honours 1.70-2.39
Pass 1.00-1.69

* Not applicable to the BChinMed, BDS and MBBS curricula

# For students in the 2017–18 intake and thereafter who have successfully completed six Common Core courses, the calculation of Graduation GPA is subject to the proviso that either five Common Core courses with the highest grades (covering all four Areas of Inquiry), or all six courses will be counted towards Graduation GPA, depending on which generates the higher Graduation GPA.

^ To award honours to a student, the University normally employs a ‘50% rule’, which mandates that at least half of the credits of a degree curriculum should be letter-graded. That is, if the programme requires 240 credits for graduation, a student is required to have at least 120 letter-graded credits in order to have honours. A student with fewer than half the total credits letter-graded will normally be awarded a pass degree with no honours classification.

 

Examination Arrangement

Undergraduate Degree examinations are administered by the Examinations Office of the Registry. You should familiarize yourself with the general examination arrangements and regulations and special arrangement for holding proctored online exams such as the Online Examination system (OLEX) and the OLEX-Moodle.

 

Plagiarism

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