Grading System
AUB Mediterraneo uses a 4.3 letter grade system according to the following table:
| Course Letter Grade | Quality Points |
|---|
| A+ | 4.3 |
| A | 4.0 |
| A- | 3.7 |
| B+ | 3.3 |
| B | 3.0 |
| B- | 2.7 |
| C+ | 2.3 |
| C | 2.0 |
| C- | 1.7 |
| D+ | 1.3 |
| D | 1.0 |
| F | 0.0 |
| I | Incomplete |
| P | Pass |
| PR | In Progress |
| W | Withdraw |
| NP | No Pass |
The GPA is capped at 4.0
GPAs calculated using letter grades are actually weighted GPAs. This means that the letter grade you receive for a course is weighted by the course’s credit value. For example, if you receive a B+ in a course that is a six ECTS course, your B+ is equivalent to a quality point value of 3.3, and this 3.3 is multiplied by six ECTS hours for a total of 19.8. If you take a three ECTS course at the same time, and you earn an A-, this A- is equivalent to 3.7 quality points, and when multiplied by three ECTS results in a total of 11.1. For simplicity’s sake, let’s say that these were the only courses you took in this particular term, so your GPA would thus be (19.8 + 11.1) / 9 = 2.33.
