International Balkan University

GRADE POINT AVERAGE REGULATION

In accordance with Statute …… and subject to these regulations all students shall normally spend a
minimum of three academic years in the International Balkan University before being eligible for the
award of a Undergraduate Degree.

1. CONTACT HOURS: “Contact hours” means the local credits for each course that is included
in the GPA calculation. Contact hours shall be assigned even when a grade of F is obtained in a
course.

2. CREDIT HOURS EARNED: “Credit hours earned” means the contact hours credits for each
course that count toward the degree requirement and for which a passing grade is obtained.

3. LETTER POINTS: “Letter Points” means the numerical value assigned to the relevant letter
grade earned.

4. GRADE POINTS: Grade points are determined by multiplying the contact hours by the letter
points for a course.

5. GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA): Grade Point Average is the average obtained by
dividing the total grade points earned by the total contact hours for which the student has
registered for any stated period of time, excluding courses taken on a pass/fail basis.

6. CREDIT HOURS: The credit values for courses, as well as for projects, laboratory sessions,
foreign language classes or other contact hours, had been determined by university legal
accredition documents and university senate decisions.

7. GRADUATION DEGREE: Graduation degree for any education period shall be awarded
according to cumulative GPA as set out as fellows.

First Class Honours (GPA 4.0 and Above)

Second Class Honours (GPA 3.00 – 3.7)
Third Class Honours (GPA 2.00 – 2.7)
Pass (GPA 1.00 – 1.7)

8. GRADES AND EQUAVELANCE: Numerical and letter grades for completed courses used in
the calculation of GPA shall be the following:

MGS system 10 9 8 7 6 5
100 point system 90-100 85-89 80-84 77-79 73-76 70-72 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 <50
4 point system A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D F
(Letter points) 4, 33 4,0 3,7 3,3 3,0 2,7 2,3 2 1,7 1,0 0,0
ECTS grading A B C D E F
 9. GRADES EXPLANEATIONS: Grade explanations as fellows.

ECTS grade MGS System 4 point system Definition

A 10 A, A+ EXCELLENT - excellent output with some minor mistakes

B 9 B+, A- VERY GOOD - output above the average, but with some mistakes
C 8 B-, B GOOD - good output in general, but with a few considerable mistakes
D 7 C, C+ SATISFACTORY - mediocre output, but with considerable deficiencies
E 6 D, C- PASS - output meets minimal criteria
F 5 F UNSATISFACTORY - copious/considerable additional work needed

10. CALCULATING FAILURES: Failures “F” will appear on the student’s transcript and are
used in the calculation of cumulative GPAs. However, when a deficiency is remedied, the new
grade shall be used in calculating the GPA in a subsequent semester.

11. EXCLUTIONS: The following designations will be excluded when calculating GPA:

(a) U: Unattendance – Candidate disqualified from examination on account of unattendancy.

(b) A: Absent – When a student is absent from an examination without a valid reason.

(c) I: Incomplete – indicates that the student has made progress in a course but at the end of the
semester has not finished the work required to receive a letter grade.

(d) IP: In Progress – when a thesis, project or other course intended to last more than one
semester is not completed during the semester in which the student is registered. The IP
designation must be replaced with an appropriate grade on completion of the course.

12. GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: To qualify for graduation, students must pass all courses,
attain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 (MGS 7) or better and complete course requirements within the
prescribed timelines.

13. ACADEMIC PROBATION: A student who fails to achieve the specified minimum program
cumulative grade point average will be placed on Academic Probation (AP).

14. CLEARING ACADEMIC PROBATION: For students whose cumulative GPA is below a
2.0, the probationary period is extra two semesters. During this time without attending the
courses the student must return to good standing by raising their cumulative GPA to a 2.0. If
students do not raise their overall GPA to at least a 2.0 by the end of these semesters, they will
be subject to dismissal. In these two semesters students can take final, make-up.1 and make-
up.2 examinations. With these two semesters, education period cannot exceed eight years
academic period.

15. TERM PROBATION: Students whose "term" or “semester” GPA falls below 1.7 for one
term, when they renewal their registration must take F and D courses first.
 16. attain a minimum of a 2.0 "term" GPA by the end of the following semester and an overall GPA
of 2.0 or better. Students who do not attain this, they will be subject to dismissal.

17. CLEARING TERM PROBATION:

Those students that had fall on the Term Probation after final examinations had to enter
makeup-1exam and if they failed again makeup-2 exams from selected courses. Makeup-
1exam and makeup-2 exams cannot be from different courses. Students who do not attain this,
they will be subject to dismissal.

Remedy a Course Deficiency

Students are eligible to remedy a course deficiency where:

 the deficient grade is within 5 per cent of the passing grade; and
 the failure is not due to academic dishonesty.

Students must apply to their academic school using the Remedy (Clearance) of Deficiency form. The
Academic Chair shall determine the method of remedying the deficiency. The method may include:

 successful completion of a special assignment, or

 successful writing of a supplemental examination.

A student wishing to remedy a course deficiency shall apply to his/her Academic Chair or Coordinator
within thirty calendar days of the end of the course. The remedy must be completed within ten business
days of the Academic Chair or Coordinator having authorized the student to attempt the clearance of
deficiency. Students are encouraged to attend classes in the subsequent course pending the outcome of
the remedy.

The maximum grade that can be achieved is a “D” or a “P” grade, or the minimum passing grade for
the course. This grade will replace the “F” or “NP” grade and shall be calculated into the PGPA for the
academic term in which the deficiency occurred.

Students who accept the method to remedy a course deficiency are not eligible to appeal the original
grade. Students wishing to achieve a grade higher than a “D” or the minimum passing grade for the
course must re-take the course.

18. UPGRADING MARKS: Students wishing to upgrade a passing mark must re-register for the
course. The transcript will indicate the higher grade achieved.