Grading System in Scotland

Scotland GPA calculator

Grading scales:

SCOTCAT

Most Common UK

Most Common UK Postgraduate

16-Point

22-Point

International Baccalaureate Diploma

ECTS

Abertay University

Edinburgh Napier University

NU University of Glasgow

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

University of Aberdeen Common Grading Scale (CGS)

University of Dundee, University of Glasgow

University of Edinburgh

University of Glasgow

University of St Andrews

University of St Andrews

University of St Andrews (Alternate)

University of St Andrews BA (International Honours)

University of Stirling (Post-Graduate)

University of the West of Scotland

SCOTCAT

Grade	Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
A	70.00 - 100.00	Excellent	A
B	60.00 - 69.99	Very Good	B+
C	50.00 - 59.99	Good	B
D	40.00 - 49.99	Satisfactory	C+
E	38.00 - 39.99	Conditional Pass	C
F	0.00 - 37.99	Fail	F

Most Common UK

Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
70.00 - 100.00	First Class	A
65.00 - 69.99	Upper Second	A-
60.00 - 64.99	Upper Second	B+
50.00 - 59.99	Lower Second	B
45.00 - 49.99	Third	C+
40.00 - 44.99	Pass	C
0.00 - 39.99	Fail	F

Most Common UK Postgraduate

Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
70.00 - 100.00	Distinction	A
60.00 - 69.99	Merit	AB
50.00 - 59.99	Award	B
0.00 - 49.99	Fail	F

16-Point

Grade	Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
A	16.00	Excellent	A
B	14.00	Very Good	B+
C	12.00	Good	B
D	10.00	Pass	C
E	8.00	Marginal Fail	D
F	6.00	Fail	F
G	2.00	Fail	F
H	0.00	Fail	F

22-Point

Grade	Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
A	18.00 - 22.00	Excellent	A
B	15.00 - 17.00	Very Good	B+
C	12.00 - 14.00	Good	B
D	9.00 - 11.00	Pass	C
E	6.00 - 8.00	Marginal Fail	D
F	3.00 - 5.00	Fail	F
G	1.00 - 2.00	Fail	F
H	0.00	Fail	F

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Scale	US Grade
6.00 - 7.00	A
5.00 - 5.99	B
4.00 - 4.99	C
3.00 - 3.99	D
1.00 - 2.99	F
0.00 - 0.99	F

ECTS

Grade	Grade Description	US Grade
A	Excellent	A
B	Very Good	AB
C	Good	B
D	Satisfactory	BC
E	Sufficient	C
Z	Requirements Fulfilled	S
FX	Fail	F
F	Fail	F

Abertay University

Grade	Grade Description	US Grade
A+	Excellent	A
A	Excellent	A
B+	Very Good	B+
B	Very Good	B+
C+	Good	B
C	Good	B
D+	Satisfactory	C
D	Adequate	C
F	Fail	F

Edinburgh Napier University

Graduate-level

Grade	Grade Description	US Grade
D5	Distinction	A
D4	Distinction	A
D3	Distinction	A
D2	Distinction	A
D1	Distinction	A
P5	Pass	B
P4	Pass	B
P3	Pass	B
P2	Pass	B
P1	Pass	B
F1	Fail	F
F2	Fail	F
F4	Fail	F
F5	Fail	F
F6	Fail	F

NU University of Glasgow

Grade	Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
A1	22.00	Excellent	A
A2	21.00	Excellent	A
A3	20.00	Excellent	A
A4	19.00	Excellent	A
A5	18.00	Excellent	A
B1	17.00	Very Good	B+
B2	16.00	Very Good	B+
B3	15.00	Very Good	B+
C1	14.00	Good	B
C2	13.00	Good	B
C3	12.00	Good	B
D1	11.00	Satisfactory	C
D2	10.00	Satisfactory	C
D3	9.00	Satisfactory	C
E1	8.00	Weak	D
E2	7.00	Weak	D
E3	6.00	Weak	D
F1	5.00	Poor	F
F2	4.00	Poor	F
F3	3.00	Poor	F
G1	2.00	Very Poor	F
G2	1.00	Very Poor	F
H	0.00		F

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Grade	Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
A1	94.00 - 100.00	Excellent (First Class)	A
A2	88.00 - 93.00		A
A3	82.00 - 87.00		A
A4	76.00 - 81.00		A
A5	70.00 - 75.00		A
B1	67.00 - 79.99	Very good (Second Class - Upper Division)	A-
B2	64.00 - 66.00		A-
B3	60.00 - 63.00		B+
C1	57.00 - 59.99	Good (Second Class - Lower Division)	B
C2	54.00 - 56.00		B
C3	50.00 - 53.00		B
D1	47.00 - 49.99	Satisfactory (Third Class)	C
D2	44.00 - 46.00		C
D3	40.00 - 43.00	Adequate	C
E1	35.00 - 39.99	Inadequate/Fail - Not Honorsworthy	F
E2	30.00 - 34.00		F
F	0.00 - 29.00	Serious Fail	F
P		Pass	S

University of Aberdeen Common Grading Scale (CGS)

Grade	Scale	Grade Description	US Grade	Notes
A	18.00 - 20.00	First Class Honours	A	A1, A2, A3, A4, A5
B	15.00 - 17.00	Second Class Honours (Division I)	B+	B1, B2, B3
C	12.00 - 14.00	Second Class Honours (Division II)	B	C1, C2, C3
D	9.00 - 11.00	Third Class Honours	C	D1, D2, D3
E	6.00 - 8.00		F	E1, E2, E3
F	3.00 - 5.00		F	F1, F2, F3
G	0.00 - 2.00		F	G1, G2, G3

University of Dundee, University of Glasgow

Grade	Grade Description	US Grade
A1	Excellent	A
A2		A
A3		A
A4		A
A5		A
B1	Very good	A-
B2		AB
B3		B+
C1	Good	B
C2		B
C3		B
D1	Satisfactory	C
D2		C
D3		C
M1	Marginal fail	D
M2		D
M3		D
E	including E1, E2, E3	D
F	Including F1, F2, F3, CF, BF, QF	F
G	including G1, G2	F

University of Edinburgh

Undergraduate, starting 2005/06

Grade	Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
A1	90.00 - 100.00	Excellent	A
A2	80.00 - 89.00	Excellent	A
A3	70.00 - 79.00	Excellent	A
B	65.00 - 69.00	Very Good	A-
B	60.00 - 64.00	Very Good	B+
C	50.00 - 59.00	Good	B
D	40.00 - 49.00	Satisfactory	C
E	30.00 - 39.00	Marginal Fail	D
F	20.00 - 29.00	Clear Fail	F
G	10.00 - 19.00	Bad Fail	F
H	0.00 - 9.00	Bad Fail	F

University of Glasgow

Grade	Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
A1	22.00	Excellent	A
A2	21.00	Excellent	A
A3	20.00	Excellent	A
A4	19.00	Excellent	A
A5	18.00	Excellent	A
B1	17.00	Very Good	B+
B2	16.00	Very Good	B+
B3	15.00	Very Good	B+
C1	14.00	Good	B
C2	13.00	Good	B
C3	12.00	Good	B
D1	11.00	Satisfactory	C
D2	10.00	Satisfactory	C
D3	9.00	Satisfactory	C
E1	8.00	Weak	D
E2	7.00	Weak	D
E3	6.00	Weak	D
F1	5.00	Poor	F
F2	4.00	Poor	F
F3	3.00	Poor	F
G1	2.00	Very Poor	F
G2	1.00	Very Poor	F
H	0.00		F

University of St Andrews

Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
16.00 - 20.00	First Class	A
13.00 - 15.90	Upper Second Class	B+
10.00 - 12.90	Lower Second Class	B
7.00 - 9.90	Third Class	C
0.00 - 6.99	Fail	F

University of St Andrews

Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
17.00 - 20.00	First Class	A
14.00 - 16.99	Upper Second Class	B+
11.00 - 13.99	Lower Second Class	B
7.00 - 10.99	Third Class	C
0.00 - 6.99	Fail	F

University of St Andrews (Alternate)

Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
16.50 - 20.00	Distinction (Excellent Work)	A
13.50 - 16.40	Merit (Strong Work)	B+
10.50 - 13.40	Pass (Competent Work)	B
7.00 - 10.40	Marginal Pass (Adequate Work)	C
0.00 - 6.99	Fail	F

University of St Andrews BA (International Honours)

Scale	US Grade
15.50 - 20.00	A
14.50 - 15.40	A-
13.90 - 14.40	B+
13.10 - 13.80	B
12.30 - 13.00	B-
11.00 - 12.20	C+
10.50 - 10.90	C
9.00 - 10.40	C-
8.00 - 8.90	D+
7.50 - 7.90	D
7.00 - 7.40	D-
0.00 - 6.90	F

University of Stirling (Post-Graduate)

Grade	Grade Description	US Grade
1A	Distinction	A
1B	Distinction	A
1C	Distinction	A
2A	Very Good	B+
2B	Very Good	B+
2C	Very Good	B+
2D	Good	B
2E	Good	B
2F	Good	B
3A	Pass	C
3B	Pass	C
3C	Pass	C
4A	Marginal Fail	D
4B	Marginal Fail	D
4C	Marginal Fail	D
5A	Clear Fail	F
5B	Clear Fail	F
5C	Clear Fail	F

University of the West of Scotland

Grade	Scale	US Grade
A1	90.00 - 100.00	A
A2	80.00 - 89.00	A
A3	70.00 - 79.00	A
B1	60.00 - 69.00	AB
B2	50.00 - 59.00	B
C	40.00 - 49.00	C
CP	35.00 - 39.00	D
D	30.00 - 35.00	F
E	0.00 - 29.00	F

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