Grading scale - Kunnskapsbasen
Grading scale
General description of NTNU's grading scale.
På norsk: Karakterskalaen
See also: Description of grades for the master's thesis
The Norwegian grading system consists of two grading scales: one scale with the grades pass or fail and one graded scale from A to E for pass and F for fail. The graded scale has the following qualitative descriptions:
General description
Symbol |
Description |
General, qualitative description of valuation criteria |
---|---|---|
A | Excellent | An excellent performance, clearly outstanding. The candidate demonstrates excellent judgement and a high degree of independent thinking. |
B | Very good | A very good performance. The candidate demonstrates sound judgement and a very good 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. |