GPA? = Degree

Zamboni

Does anyone have a simple answer to this question or is it different for each programme?

What GPA do I need to achieve to get a first.

I can't seen to get a straight answer anywhere.
Cheers

abelard

http://www.ucd.ie/registry/alu/documents/modular_grades_explained.pdf

So you convert your GPA to a letter, and then;
A - first
B - 2.1
C - 2.2
D - Pass

So to get a first, you need a GPA of 3.8 or above............I think

emeraldstar

what?! no no no, it's 3.68 for a first!! or so I thought.... I sure hope so

abelard

emeraldstar wrote: »

what?! no no no, it's 3.68 for a first!! or so I thought.... I sure hope so

I wondered if 3.8 seemed a little high alright......but I still don't see how I got it wrong?

Can you end up with a B of some form so and still get a first?

:UCDsigh:

Pride Fighter

This is what I have found out.
First above 3.8
2.1- 3.4- 3.8
2.2 -2.4-3.4
third below 2.4

lemon_sherbert

So then what qualifies as an A, B, etc percentage wise? All my midterm results were released as percentages...

Breezer

A First is 3.68. Yes, if you get a very high B+, it's a First. The standards haven't changed since the old system, just the way grades are labelled. It's still over 70% for a First, 60% for a 2.1, 50% for a 2.2 and 40% for a pass (for the vast majority of courses anyway). If in doubt, ask your programme office.

See the attached chart for the precise conversions. I know it doesn't look very official but the numbers have been backed up by my lecturers.

lemon_sherbert

Thanks Breezer, great attachment!

abelard

It confuses me slightly (and God knows I should understand it by now), but in your attachment, where it says "old honours classification", a first was lower end 70%.

In the new system, a first is GPA 3.68 or above. But on the scale of grades to percentages, that puts you in the B+ realm, which is lower end 66.67% (3.6), upper end 69.99% (3.8). (I think 3.68 = 67.91%)

Does that mean the standard needed to get a first has ever so slightly dropped from 70% to (about) 67.91%?

breadmonkey

Breezer wrote: »

It's still over 70% for a First,

I don't get it. If you get a B- (70%) in all of your exams you get a GPA of 3.2 which is a 2.1

Raphael

No, 40-50 is a D, 50-60 is a C, 60-70 is a B and 70-100 is an A.

breadmonkey

My bad I was still looking at the 2005/2006 part. I r dumbass

abelard

Raphael wrote: »

No, 40-50 is a D, 50-60 is a C, 60-70 is a B and 70-100 is an A.

That's what I thought too. But if you can get a first on a GPA in the B+ level (GPA 3.68), that's a first on an average of less than 70%, yes? And hence less than the traditional system?

Raphael

Yes indeed. But it's only about halfway down into B+, so only about 68.3.

So they drop the requirement by about a degree and a half, but honestly you;d probably be bumped up anyway, and it saves someone who has a traditional first (70%) all the way through their degree getting royally screwed by a single poor result in their final year.

lolli

Thanks for that, its good to know what my results mean

Stepherunie

I wish my lecturers knew...

I had one apologising to me today for not having GPAs and grades for me - I'm old school I get percentages.

It worries me when the lecturers don't know what system i'm on.

Zamboni

Glad to see that I'm not the only one who was confused with this.

I have been working off the basis that its 3.68 which means I am still in with a chance

xeroshero

It can be confusing alright but if ya just take it roughly as D = Pass, C = 2.2, B = 2.1 and an A = first class honours... (I know a high B+ is also a first pr whatever but just a guideline...)

Raphael

Here's a question, does anyone know which years a degree in science is based on?

Stepherunie

3rd and 4th Usually.

30% for 3rd year 70% for 4th.

Raphael

Thought twas something like that, can't find it online anywhere though. Cheers!