Special information for UK students
Marks and grades in Great Britain
Based on the fact that the British grading system differs from the one in North America, which operates with GPA instead of percentage marks, please find below the explanation of marks and grades in Great Britain.
All students enrolled at a British university are requested to enter their grades in percentage (%) where asked for in the application form.
Honours Class | Mark (%) | Grade | Description |
I. | 70 – 100 | A | Excellent |
II. 1 | 60 – 69 | B | Very Good |
II. 2 | 50 – 59 | C | Good |
III. | 40 – 49 | D | Satisfactory |
Fail | 35 – 39 | E | Marginal Fail |
Fail | 25 – 34 | F | Clear Fail |
Fail | 0 - 24 | G | Bad Fail |
Description of results
Result | Description |
Pass | Pass |
Fail | Fail |
Exempt | Pass by exemption. Exemption from examinations granted based on performance in class and/or coursework |
Comp Pass / Pass by Comp | Pass by compensation |
No DP | Not duly performed the required work for a course therefore ineligible to sit examinations |
Absent | Absent |
WD | Withdrawn (having commenced course) |
APCL / APUL / APEL | Accreditation of Prior: Certified Learning/Uncertified Learning/Experiential Learning |
Fail (Crds Awd) / Abst (Crds Awd) | Fail / Absent but contributed to the credit total, by aggregation, for year |
NONA | Course not assessed (class only) |
Transcript information for students from Great Britain
Taken into consideration that many universities in Great Britain do not issue official transcripts, we like to ask all applying students from Great Britain to fill in the below transcript sample which has to be officially stamped and signed by the respective Department or University. Please only upload a stamped and signed transcript form in your online application.
Download: Transcript of academic record (*.doc)