Last updated in August 2021
A credit is used to indicate student effort. A student is expected to spend about 35 to 45 hours of study (inclusive of contact hours, private study, etc.) to earn a credit.
Subjects with results not yet available will NOT be listed. Please contact the relevant subject offering department(s) should you wish to check the release schedule of these subjects.
| Grade | From 2020/21 | 2009/10 to 2019/20 | ||
| Corresponding Grade Point | Interpretation | Corresponding Grade Point | Interpretation | |
| A+ | 4.3 | Excellent | 4.5 | Exceptionally Outstanding |
| A | 4.0 | 4.0 | Outstanding | |
| A- | 3.7 | N/A | ||
| B+ | 3.3 | Good | 3.5 | Very Good |
| B | 3.0 | 3.0 | Good | |
| B- | 2.7 | N/A | ||
| C+ | 2.3 | Satisfactory | 2.5 | Wholly Satisfactory |
| C | 2.0 | 2.0 | Satisfactory | |
| C- | 1.7 | N/A | ||
| D+ | 1.3 | Pass | 1.5 | Barely Satisfactory |
| D | 1.0 | 1.0 | Barely Adequate | |
| F | 0.0 | Failure | 0.0 | Inadequate |
- GPA
The Grade Point Average is the cumulative average calculated for all subjects taken.
(For Research Postgraduate programmes, this GPA is derived for internal reference purpose and will not be shown on the Transcript of Studies)
- Sem GPA *
The Semester Grade Point Average is the average calculated for all subjects taken for a particular semester.
- WGPA *
For some programmes, a weighted cumulative average (Weighted GPA) for those relevant subjects contributing to the award classification will be calculated.
For 4-year Undergraduate Degree programmes with the "Free Elective" requirement, the WGPA will include all subjects taken within DSR, GUR and the Free Elective subject pool during the study period. Students will be required to select the subjects (either within or outside the Free Elective subject pool) for fulfilling the "Free Elective" requirement when applying for graduation. After completing this selection, the chosen subjects, the DSR and GUR subjects will be taken to derive the WGPA upon graduation. The WGPA is derived for internal reference purpose and will not be shown on the Transcript of Studies.
- GPA for Award *
The Grade Point Average for Award is the final GPA value based on which the award classification of a student is determined.
- GPA for Major *
For students taking a major/minor option, their award classifications will be based on the GPAs they obtained for both their major and minor studies. This value will be shown only on the graduating semester.
- GPA for Minor *
The GPA for Minor takes into account subjects which are relevant to the student's minor studies. This value will be shown only on the graduating semester.
- Qualifying GPA #
The Qualifying GPA (QGPA) is the result of the accumulated value of the subject grade point multiplied by the subject credit value divided by the total credit value for subjects within the programme credit requirement. Details on coursework/credit requirements and subjects contributing to QGPA are listed on the Research Student Handbook and your research programme document.
Before 2020/21 academic year : All GPA values are capped at 4.0
Starting from 2020/21 academic year : All GPA values are capped at 4.3
* Not applicable to Research Postgraduate programmes.
# Applicable to Research Postgraduate programmes only. QGPA is derived according to the curriculum requirement of the MPhil/PhD programme of the respective semester. Thus, the QGPA will no longer be valid should there be change(s) in the programme (from MPhil to PhD or vice versa) and/or curriculum in the subsequent semester(s).
Starting from the 2005/06 academic year, only the grade obtained in the final attempt of a retaken subject will be included in the calculation of the above GPAs. Weighting may be applied in the calculation of the Award GPA for some programmes.
The Total Credits Attained only take into consideration those credits which are relevant for contributing to the award being pursued by a student.
In cases where the above grades are not applicable, the following codes are used:
| Code | Interpretation |
| I | Assessment to be completed |
| L | Subject to be continued in the following semester |
| M | Pass with Merit |
| N | Assessment is not required |
| P | Pass on an ungraded subject |
| S | Absent from all assessment components |
| U | Fail on an ungraded subject |
| W | Withdrawn from subject |
| Z | Exempted |
To complete the assessment of the subject with assigned code I, students should contact the relevant subject offering departments as early as possible for details of the required remedial works or assessment.
Subject with the assigned codes I, L, M, N, P, U, W and Z will be omitted in the calculation of all GPAs. A subject with the assigned code S will be taken as zero in the calculation.
Additional remarks may be added to explain the subject grade/code:
| Code | Interpretation |
| LA (Pending) | To be assessed later due to medical or other special circumstances |
| LA (Completed) | Results obtained after late assessment due to medical or other special circumstances |
| T | Transfer of credit |
| Disqualified |
Symbol next to the Disqualified remark denotes disqualification of result due to Before 2019/20 From 2019/20 |
The statement "Overall result for this semester is not yet finalised" will be listed under the "Remarks" section if the overall result of that semester is not yet available. You may contact the relevant programme offering department should you wish to check the release schedule of the overall result.
