Grading scale
Any examination must lead to a grade or an expression of assessment. Meaning that the grade should be set in one of two ways; either “Pass” or “Fail”, or as a letter by scale A, B, C, D, E, F.
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Below you find the general, qualitative descriptions of the criteria used in the assessment of examinations.
| A | Excellent | An excellent performance, clearly outstanding. The candidate demonstrates excellent judgement and a very high degree of independent thinking. |
| B | Very good | A very good performance. The candidate demonstrates sound judgement and a high degree of independent thinking. |
| C | Good | A good performance in most areas. The candidate demonstrates a reasonable degree of judgement and independent thinking in the most important areas. |
| D | Satisfactory | A satisfactory performance, but with significant shortcomings. The candidate demonstrates a limited degree of judgement and independent thinking. |
| E | Sufficient | A performance that meets the minimum criteria, but no more. The candidate demonstrates a very limited degree of judgement and independent thinking. |
| F | Fail | A performance that does not meet the minimum academic criteria. The candidate demonstrates an absence of both judgement and independent thinking. |