International Office Eden Grove, Lucas Ave., Grahamstown, 6139, South Africa PO Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa t: +27 (0) 46 603 8225 e: internationaloffice@ru.ac.za w:www.ru.ac.za/international Standardised Policy for Grade Conversion for Exchange Students to and from Rhodes The following tables are to be used as guides when converting marks Rhodes students on exchange will have their grades converted according to the following tables Converted grades will be reflected in the comments section of their academic records Staff teaching abroad or who need clarity when considering marks attained abroad should use the tables below as a guideline THESE CONVERSION RATES MAY BE UPDATED IN FUTURE AS MORE DATA IS GATHERED Table 1: US to South African Grading Systems: US Grade A+ A AB+ B BC+ C CD F F F Rhodes Percentage 90 83 75 73 67 62 58 55 52 50 F/45 DPR DNW Rhodes Class First Class Upper Second Lower Second Third Class Fail International Office Eden Grove, Lucas Ave., Grahamstown, 6139, South Africa PO Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa t: +27 (0) 46 603 8225 e: internationaloffice@ru.ac.za w:www.ru.ac.za/international Table 2: Canadian Grading System Canadian letter symbols are to be seen as equivalent to US letter symbols Canadian Letter Grade A+ A AB+ B BC+ C CD+ D DF F- Windsor Percentage Bishop’s percentage 93-100 86-92.9 80-85.9 77-79.9 73-76.9 70-72.9 67-69.9 63-66.9 60-62.9 57-59.9 53-56.9 50-52.9 35-49.9 0-34.9 80-100 70-79 60-69 Suggested Rhodes Percentage 90 80 75 73 67 62 58 55 52 50-59 50 0-49 F/45 Rhodes Class First Class Upper Second Lower Second Third Fail Table 3: Chinese Grading System Chinese Description Excellent Good Satisfactory Pass Failure Chinese Letter Grade A AB+ B BC+ C CD F Chinese Percentage 90-100 85-89 82-84 78-81 75-77 72-74 68-71 64-67 60-63 0-59 Rhodes Class First Upper Second Lower Second Third Failure Rhodes Percentage 80 77 74 72 70 68 65 62 55 45 International Office Eden Grove, Lucas Ave., Grahamstown, 6139, South Africa PO Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa t: +27 (0) 46 603 8225 e: internationaloffice@ru.ac.za w:www.ru.ac.za/international Table 4: Australian Grading System Australian Rhodes Grade Percentage High Distinction 85 Distinction 75 Credit 70 Pass 57 Conceded Pass 49 Fail 45 Rhodes Class First Class Upper Second Third NCP Table 5: UK Grading System Pass Class (Shared by UK and SA) First Class Upper Second Lower Second Third Fail UK Percentage 70-100 60-69 50-59 40-49 0-39 Rhodes Percentage 80 72 65 55 45 European Grading System Most European institutions release transcripts that indicate students’ grades in both a national grading system and a globally-recognised grading system, either US or ECTS grading systems Grade conversions should therefore take both systems into account Table 6: ECTS Grading System ECTS Grade A B C D E FX F Suggested Rhodes Percentage 80 73 67 58 55 F1S/45 F/40 Rhodes Class First Class Upper Second Lower Second Third Class Fail International Office Eden Grove, Lucas Ave., Grahamstown, 6139, South Africa PO Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa t: +27 (0) 46 603 8225 e: internationaloffice@ru.ac.za w:www.ru.ac.za/international Table 7: German Grading System German Grade 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 5.0 Grade Rhodes Description Percentage Very Good 90 Very Good 77 Good 73 Good 68 Good 62 Satisfactory 58 Satisfactory 55 Satisfactory 52 Sufficient 50 Sufficient Insufficient 45 Rhodes Class First Class Upper Second Lower Second Third Table 8: Italian Grading System Italian Grade (X/30) 30 Iode 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 Rhodes Percentage 80 78 75 67 67 63 63 55 55 55 55 53 50 50 45 Rhodes Class First Lower Second Third Fail International Office Eden Grove, Lucas Ave., Grahamstown, 6139, South Africa PO Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa t: +27 (0) 46 603 8225 e: internationaloffice@ru.ac.za w:www.ru.ac.za/international Table 9: French Grading System French Grade (X/20) 18-20 16-17 14-15 12-13 11-11.9 10-10.9 9-9.9 8-8.9