SUBJECT: APPROVED GUIDELINES FOR COURSE SYSTEM AND GRADE
POINT AVERAGE IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
Adoption of the 4 point grading system in Nigerian
Universities with effect from the 2016/2017 academic session starting with the
first year students.
The 4 point grading system is summarized below:
GRADING
SYSTEM:
SCORES
|
LETTER
|
GRADE POINT
|
70 -
100
|
A
|
4
|
60 -
69
|
B
|
3
|
50 -
59
|
C
|
2
|
45 -
49
|
D
|
1
|
0 -
44
|
E/F
|
0
|
DEGREE
CLASSIFICATION
CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT
|
CLASSIFICATION OF DEGREE
|
3.50
– 4.00
|
FIRST
CLASS
|
3.00
– 3.49
|
SECOND
CLASS UPPER
|
2.00
– 2.99
|
SECOND
CLASS LOWER
|
1.00
– 1.99
|
THIRD
CLASS
|
<1.00
|
FAIL
|
NOTE:
The older students should maintain the 5
point grading system and graduate with it.
CALCULATION
OF GPA & CGPA
Students are required to be familiar with
the computation of their academic standing so that they can monitor their
performance and make necessary adjustment in order to have a fulfilling academic
career in the university. Students should be familiar with the following terms
used in computing their academic records.
GP: GRADE POINT; is derived from the actual
percentage or raw score of a given course e.g Grade A = 4 Points, Grade B = 3
Points etc.
TGP: TOTAL GRADE POINT; is derived from
multiplying the grade point by the units per course and summing up the grade
points for all the courses registered.
TNU: TOTAL NUMBER UNITS; is obtained by
adding up all the units of courses taken by the student in the semester.
GPA: GRADE POINT AVERAGE; is the average of
weighted grade obtained by dividing the TGP by the TNU for a semester.
CGPA: CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE; is the
update average of the grade points earned by the student in programme of study.
It is computed by adding the GPAs acquired by the student in the two semesters
and then divided by 2.
TABLE 1: ASSUMED STUDENT’S GRADES IN
HARMATTAN SEMESTER YEAR ONE
S/N
|
COURSE
CODE
|
UNIT
|
GRADE
|
GRADE
POINT
|
1
|
MTH
101
|
4
|
A
|
4 X
4 = 16
|
2
|
PHY
101
|
4
|
A
|
4 X
4 = 16
|
3
|
CHM
101
|
4
|
A
|
4 X
4 = 16
|
4
|
BIO
101
|
3
|
A
|
3 X
4 = 12
|
5
|
ENG
101
|
1
|
A
|
1 X
4 = 4
|
6
|
ENG
103
|
1
|
A
|
1 X
4 = 4
|
7
|
GST
101
|
2
|
A
|
2 X
4 = 8
|
8
|
GST
103
|
1
|
A
|
1 X
4 = 4
|
9
|
IGB
101
|
1
|
A
|
1 X
4 = 4
|
TNU
= 21
|
TGP
= 84
|
From the table above, using the scale of 4
for grade A:
TNU = 21, TGP = 84
GPA = TGP/TNU = 84/21 = 4.00
TABLE 2: ASSUMED STUDENT’S GRADES IN RAIN
SEMESTER YEAR ONE
S/N
|
COURSE
CODE
|
UNIT
|
GRADE
|
GRADE
POINT
|
1
|
MTH
102
|
4
|
A
|
4 X
4 = 16
|
2
|
PHY
102
|
4
|
C
|
4 X
2 = 8
|
3
|
CHM
102
|
4
|
B
|
4 X
3 = 12
|
4
|
BIO
102
|
2
|
F
|
3 X
0 = 0
|
5
|
ENG
102
|
1
|
C
|
1 X
2 = 2
|
6
|
GST
102
|
2
|
C
|
2 X
2 = 4
|
7
|
GST
108
|
2
|
B
|
2 X
3 = 6
|
8
|
GST
110
|
1
|
C
|
1 X
2 = 2
|
9
|
IGB
102
|
1
|
C
|
1 X
2 = 2
|
TNU
= 21
|
TGP
= 52
|
From the table above, using the scale of 4
for grade A:
TNU = 21, TGP = 52
GPA = TGP/TNU = 52/21 = 2.48
CGPA = GPA(For Harmattan Semester)/GPA(For
Rain Semester)
CGPA = 4.00/2.48 = 1.61 (THIRD CLASS)
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