GRADING SYSTEM

Hedmark University College uses the ECTS credit system with letters A-F.
The grades have been translated into English by the University of Oslo, and are presented below.


Grade     Description    
General, qualitative description of evaluation 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.