With all this discussion of GPA I am sure a lot of the international/.ers would like to know how it is calculated.
In Australia for each subject you get one of the following grades: 85-10 High Distinction 75-85 Distinction 65-75 Credit 50-65 Pass 45-50 Pass Conceded 0-45 Fail
At the end of the course a WAM (weighted average mark) is calculated. This involves the application of a forumla with progressively higher weighings to 2nd and 3rd year subjects and will end with a number between 0-100 (well 50-100 if you are graduation)
This only comes into play to qualify you for postgraduate study and for the conferral of an award on the degree. Eg. If you managed a WAM of over 75 your degree would end up reading Bachelor of Computer Science (with Distinction).
But I have no idea how to translate that into a GPA. There are a few sites that explain the GPA formula but not what consitutes an A-F and whether it is consistent across all colleges
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With all this discussion of GPA I am sure a lot of the international /.ers would like to know how it is calculated.
In Australia for each subject you get one of the following grades:
85-10 High Distinction
75-85 Distinction
65-75 Credit
50-65 Pass
45-50 Pass Conceded
0-45 Fail
At the end of the course a WAM (weighted average mark) is calculated. This involves the application of a forumla with progressively higher weighings to 2nd and 3rd year subjects and will end with a number between 0-100 (well 50-100 if you are graduation)
This only comes into play to qualify you for postgraduate study and for the conferral of an award on the degree. Eg. If you managed a WAM of over 75 your degree would end up reading Bachelor of Computer Science (with Distinction).
But I have no idea how to translate that into a GPA. There are a few sites that explain the GPA formula but not what consitutes an A-F and whether it is consistent across all colleges