Academic grading in Iceland

In Iceland, a grade point average (GPA) is given as a weighed average of all grades in a marked period. Grades range from 0–10, where 10 is the highest, and the GPA is rounded off to two decimal points.[1]

Term- and course grades are given on the scale of 0-10 with increments of 0.5.

For added convenience, grades are categorized as follows:

GPA Name Literal meaning
10–9.0 Framúrskarandi First Grade with distinction
8.99–7.25 Fyrsta einkunn First Grade
7.24–6.0 Önnur einkunn Second Grade
5.99–5.0 Þriðja einkunn Third Grade

References edit

  1. ^ Vilhjálmsson, Þorsteinn. "Hvaða einkunnakerfi gildir í lagadeild Háskóla Íslands? Er það notað annars staðar í skólanum? (Icelandic)". Visindavefur HÍ. Retrieved 8 April 2014.