Grading System for Cavendish University Uganda

USA Most Common

You can enter either letter grades (A, B, etc.) or grade points directly (on a 4.0, 4.3, or 4.5-point scale).

Grade	Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
A+		4.0 or higher	A+
A	90.000 - 100.000	4.0	A
A-		3.7	A-
AB		3.5	AB
B+		3.3	B+
B	80.000 - 89.990	3.0	B
B-		2.7	B-
BC		2.5	BC
C+		2.3	C+
C	70.000 - 79.990	2.0	C
C-		1.7	C-
CD		1.5	CD
D+		1.3	D+
D	60.000 - 69.990	1.0	D
D-		0.7	D-
-		0.5	-
F	0.000 - 59.990	0.0	F
P		Pass	P
S		Satisfactory	S
CR		Credit	CR
-		-	-

Most Common

Grade Description	Division	US Grade
First Class Honours		A
Second Class Honours	Upper Division	AB
Second Class Honours	Lower Division	B
Pass		C

Makerere University starting 2008/09

From 2008/2009 Academic Year

Grade	Scale	Scale 2	US Grade
A+	90.000 - 100.000	5.000	A+
A	80.000 - 89.000	5.000	A
B+	75.000 - 79.000	4.500	AB
B	70.000 - 74.000	4.000	B
C+	65.000 - 69.000	3.500	BC
C	60.000 - 64.000	3.000	C
D+	55.000 - 59.000	2.500	CD
D	50.000 - 54.000	2.000	D
E	45.000 - 49.000	1.500	F
E-	45.000 - 49.000	1.000	F
F	0.000 - 39.000	0.000	F