Marks obtained in respect of a course unit will be graded according to the following grading system. A grade point value as indicated below is assigned to each grade.

Range of Marks
Grade
Grade Point Value
85 - 100
A+
4.5
70 - 84
A
4.0
65 - 69
A-
3.5
60 - 64
B+
3.3
55 - 59
B
3.0
50 - 54
B-
2.8
45 - 49
C+
2.5
40 - 44
C
2.0
25 - 39
D
1.0
00 - 24
E
0.0

If the attendance at a laboratory course unit is between 50 – 80% the best grade obtainable by a student will be C and if the attendance at a laboratory course unit is less than 50% the best grade obtainable by the student will be D.

Students should complete all course units that they are registered for and if they fail to produce valid reasons for not completing a particular course unit a grade of `E’ will be given.