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Grading Scale Policy

Purpose

To provide a uniform grading scale for the evaluation and assessment of all coursework units and Honours coursework degrees throughout Monash University.

Scope

When grades are awarded for coursework and research units, at either the undergraduate and graduate/postgraduate level, or Honours coursework degrees, the following grading scales apply.

Policy Statement

A. Standard Unit Grading Schema

Final Grades

Code	Grade	Mark	GPA value
HD	High Distinction	80 - 100	4
D	Distinction	70 – 79	3
C	Credit	60 - 69	2
P	Pass	50 - 59	1
NP	Near Pass (for units with a census date prior to 15 Feburary 2010)	45-49	0.7
N	Fail	0 - 49	0.3
WN	Withdrawn Fail		0
SFR	Satisfied Faculty Requirements
NE	Not Examinable
NAS	Not Assessed (effective as of 15 February 2010)

Interim Grades

NS	Supplementary Assessment
WH	Withheld
DEF	Deferred Assessment

Withdrawn notation

DISC	Discontinued (for units with a census date prior to 15 February 2010)
WDN	Withdrawn
WI	Withdrawn Incomplete (for units with a census date from 15 February 2010)

B. Competency Grading Schema

Final Grades

Code	Grade
PGO	Pass
NGO	Fail
WNGO	Withdrawn Fail

Interim Grades

NS	Supplementary Assessment
WH	Withheld
DEF	Deferred Assessment

Withdrawn notation

DISC	Discontinued (for units with a census date prior to 15 February 2010)
WDN	Withdrawn
WI	Withdrawn Incomplete

C. Research Unit Grading Schema

For units with the research unit indicator ticked on Callista and which are used with candidature to calculate student load

NE	Not Examinable
WDN	Withdrawn

D. Honours Degree and Degrees with Honours Grading Schema

For use with overall Honours unit grades and Honours degree course grade.

Final Grades

Code	Grade	Mark
HI	First Class Honours	80 - 100
HIIA	Second Class Honours Division A	70 – 79
HIIB	Second Class Honours Division B	60 - 69
HIII	Third Class Honours	50 - 59
N	Fail	0 - 49

Interim Grades

NS	Supplementary Assessment
WH	Withheld
DEF	Deferred Assessment

Withdrawn notation

DISC	Discontinued (for units with a census date prior to 15 February 2010)
WDN	Withdrawn

Supporting procedures

Grading Scale Procedures

Supporting guidelines

Responsibility for implementation

• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
• Faculty wide – Associate Deans (Teaching), Heads of Departments and Chief Examiners.

Status

Revised

Key Stakeholders

• Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
• Student Administration
• Faculty wide – Associate Deans (Teaching), Heads of Departments and Chief Examiners.

Approval body

Name: Academic Board
Meeting: 1/08
Date: 27-February-2008
Agenda item: 9.6

Endorsement body

Name: Education Committee
Meeting: 7/07
Date: 13-December-2007
Agenda item: 8.2

Definitions

Grading Scale: The framework correlating a percentage of marks to a level of achievement on an individual task or a whole unit or course.

Hurdle Requirements: Requirements that a student must complete as part of a unit of study but which are not graded. Hurdles might include attendance requirements, theory and practice completion requirements, and requirements in relation to assessment and examination. (Effective until 15 February 2010).

Standard Semester: Refers to either Semester 1 or Semester 2 which are the main two teaching periods when the majority of university teaching occurs. A semester with start and end dates that conform with a typical two semester academic year and which have census dates of either 31 March or 31 August.

Related legislation

Monash University Act 2009

Statute 6.1.2 - Courses and Degrees

Statute 6.1.5 – Examinations

Examinations Regulations

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Special Consideration Policy and Procedures

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Honours Year Programs Policy and Procedures

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