University of Ghana New 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.
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