S.L. 327.669 Art. 44Study-Units Marking and Grading.

Examiners shall express the students’ performance in the assessment of all Study-Units, including the Dissertation, as a percentage mark and grade as indicated in the table below. Both the percentage mark and the letter grade shall be recorded in the students’ academic record. The percentage mark only is used for the purpose of calculating the students’ progress and for the award classification.

Descriptor Mark Grade Range

Work of excellent quality 80% - A Superior performance showing a comprehensive and 100% critical understanding and application of the subject matter. Evidence of extensive additional reading/ research/work.

Work of very good quality 70% - B Performance showing a very good working knowledge 79% of the subject matter. Evidence of a considerable amount of additional reading/ research/work.

Work of average quality 55%**- C Average performance, showing a good working 69% knowledge of the subject matter. Evidence of sufficient reading/research/work.

Work of fair but below average quality 50% - D Performance showing considerable but incomplete 54% understanding of the subject matter. Evidence of a fair amount of reading/research/work. Work of marginal quality 45% - E Performance showing minimal understanding of the 49% subject matter, with no evidence of additional reading/ research/work, which must be compensated by higher marks in other Units in order to be eligible for the Postgraduate Award.

Unsatisfactory, failing work in any Study-Unit other 0% - F than a Dissertation. 44%

Unsatisfactory, poor work in the Dissertation Study- 0% - F Unit. 49%*

Unsatisfactory, failing work in a practicum Study- 0%- F Unit, where such is indicated in the course Bye-Laws. 54%**

Unjustified Absence for an assessment, or failure to 0% F hand in assigned work in time, or ineligibility to take assessment due to unapproved Absence from lectures shall be considered as F with 0 marks in the calculation of the average mark.

* The minimum pass mark for Dissertations is 50%. ** The minimum pass mark for practicums, where such is indicated in the course Bye-Laws, is 55%.