University of Ghana Grading System

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

DEFINITION OF GRADES AND GRADE POINTS1(for grading exams)

Letter	Marks	Grade	Interpretation	Requirements
Grade		Point

A	80 – 100	4.0	Outstanding	-‐ Thorough knowledge /grasp of subject matter
				-‐ Original ideas and perceptive insight
				-‐ Coherently organized and logically presented
				material/paper
				-‐ Ideas clearly expressed with minimal
				blemishes (grammatical and typographical
				errors)
				-‐ In sum, work leaves reader in no doubt about
				its exceptional quality and striking sense of
				completeness.

B+	75 – 79	3.5	Very Good	-‐ Impressive knowledge of subject matter but
				falls slightly short of an outstanding answer
				-‐ Coherently organized and logically presented
				material/paper
				-‐ Ideas clearly expressed but with a few
				blemishes (grammatical and typographical
				errors)

B	70 – 74	3.0	Good	-‐ Clearly above average knowledge/grasp of
				subject matter
				-‐ Well organized and presented material/paper
				-‐ Flashes of brilliance and originality
				-‐ Tolerable level of linguistic flaws (grammatical
				and typographical errors)

C+	65 – 69	2.5	Fairly Good	-‐ Above average command of subject matter
				-‐ Fairly well organized and presented
				material/paper
				-‐ Contains a tolerable level of linguistic flaws
				(grammatical and typographical errors)

C	60 – 64	2.0	Average	-‐ Average grasp of subject matter
				-‐ Average level of organization and presentation
				of material/paper
				-‐ Some linguistic flaws (grammatical and

1Source: New Grading Scheme for the Four-‐Year Degree Structure: Ayertey committee report-‐

2010

Letter	Marks	Grade	Interpretation	Requirements
Grade		Point

					typographical errors)

D+	55 – 59	1.5	Below	-‐ Weak command of subject matter
			Average	-‐ Weak level of organization and presentation
					of material/paper
				-‐ Some linguistic flaws (grammatical and
					typographical errors)

D	50 – 54	1.0	Marginal	-‐ Very weak grasp of subject matter
				-‐	Faulty organisation and presentation of
					material/paper
				-‐	Some linguistic flaws (grammatical and
					typographical errors)

F	0 – 49	0	Fail /	-‐ Poor knowledge/grasp of subject matter.
			Unsatisfactory	-‐ Poor organization and presentation of
					material/paper
				-‐ Some linguistic flaws (grammatical and
					typographical errors)

Notes:

i.Essential Differences between Grades

•A and B+; B+ and B; B and C+ : the differences are at the cognitive, linguistic and organisational levels

•C+ and C; C and D+; D+ and D : the differences are at the cognitive and organisational levels

ii.Allocation of Marks

Departments should determine the allocation of marks to the three components, namely content, presentation/organisation and expression as appropriate.