• General Introduction
• Grading Scheme
• Calculation of GPA & CGPA
• Interpretation of Grades
• Related Links

General Introduction

The Grading System

• provides College-wide guidelines on assessing the performance of students;
• ensures for consistency in the assignment, recording and interpretation of results for all assessed subjects.

In general, students will be assessed of their performance according to the grading scheme as outlined in the course outline. Two sample marking schemes are shown follow:

In general, to ensure that students know how to apply the knowledge they have acquired, the weightage of project and assignment components for higher level subjects increase.

Grading Scheme: Grade Point Average (GPA)

The grading scheme follows the 4.00 grade point systems. Grade Points for each letter grade, percentage and literal descriptors are as follow:

The literal (alphanumeric) grade descriptors shall be used for reporting results on either the Academic Transcript or the end-of-semester Results Slip. The Academic Transcript shall include a legend to allow a conversion from a Perdana literal grade to the equivalent percentage descriptor.

Calculation of GPA & CGPA

The Grade Points Average (GPA) and Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) are calculated in the following ways:

Quality Points for a subject = (No. of grade points) × (No. of Credit hours for the subject)

Semester Grade Point Average (GPA) = (Total number of Quality points earned for the semester) ÷ (corresponding number of credit hours)

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) = (Total No. of Quality points earned up to this point) ÷ (Total Credit hours earned up to the point)

EXAMPLE: Assuming 5 subjects are taken for the semester. The calculation of semester Grade Point Average (GPA) will be as follows,

Interpretation of Grades

The relationship between the subjective evaluation (literal descriptors) and the percentage scores is as follows:

1. 90-100 Exceptional
   A superior performance with consistent strong evidence of:
   • A comprehensive, incisive grasp of the subject matter;
   • An ability to make insightful, critical evaluation of the material given;
   • An exceptional capacity for original, creative and/or logical thinking;
   • An excellent ability to organize, to analyze, to synthesize, to integrate ideas, and to express thoughts fluently.
2. 80-89 Excellent
   An excellent performance with consistent strong evidence of
   • A comprehensive grasp of the subject matter;
   • An ability to make sound, critical evaluation to the material given;
   • An very good capacity for original, creative and/or logical thinking;
   • An excellent ability to organize, to analyze, to synthesize, to integrate ideas, and to express thoughts fluently.
3. 70-79 Good
   A good performance with evidence of
   • A substantial knowledge of the subject matter;
   • A good understanding of the relevant issues and a good familiarity with the relevant literature and techniques;
   • Some capacity for original, creative and/or logical thinking;
   • A good ability to organize, to analyze, and to examine the subject material in a critical and constructive manner.
4. 60-69 Average / Satisfactory
   A generally satisfactory and intellectually adequate performance with evidence of
   • An acceptable grasp of the subject matter;
   • A fair understanding of the relevant issues;
   • A general familiarity with the relevant literature and techniques;
   • An ability to develop solutions to moderately difficult problems related to the subject material;
   • A moderate ability to examine the material in a creative and analytical manner.
5. 50-59 Minimal Pass
   A barely acceptable performance with evidence of
   • A familiarity with the subject matter;
   • Some evidence that analytical skills have been developed;
   • Some understanding of relevant issues;
   • Some familiarity with the relevant literature and techniques;
   • Attempts to solve moderately difficult problems related to the subject material and to examine the material in a critical an analytical
6. 40-49 Marginal
   A low level performance with evidence of
   • Little familiarity with the subject matter;
   • Some evidence that analytical skills have been developed;
   • Some understanding of relevant issues;
   • Some familiarity with the relevant literature and techniques.
7. 0-39 Fail
   An unacceptable performance in all aspects.

IP - Incomplete/Pending Completion

Indicating either
• The course is currently under progress and final evaluation is yet to be completed, or
• The student has been granted an extension of the deadline to permit completion of the term work.

WP - Withdrawal with Permission

Indicating the student has withdrawn from the course with the approval of the College. There is no academic penalty in this case. The following rationales permit for such a withdrawal:
• The student has withdrawn the course within the scheduled Drop/Add deadline;
• The student has to withdraw from the course due to circumstances that are beyond the student's control and which creates a situation that is impossible, or causes undue hardship, for the student to complete the course.

NP - Not applicable to the program

Indicating the student has done certain subjects that do not apply to the program the student is currently enrolled in. Subjects with NP will not be included in the calculation of GPA or CGPA.

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