What Percentage is each Grade?
Classification of Awards
Ok, we can look at this in two ways, the complicated way or the easy way – we choose the latter!
When your grades are added together at the end of a semester, your overall results are given to you in numerical form.
Ultimately, this number will decide what level of degree you graduate with. It’s measured out of 4.00 so the closer you get to that figure the better.
Some of your grades are ‘double weighted’, which means they’re worth twice as much so they have a bigger impact on your QCA.
We encourage you to refer to the MIC Student Handbook first with any questions about grades/QCA.
Check out the MIC Student Handbook, which can be viewed/downloaded at the link below:
https://www.mic.ul.ie/current-students/student-handbook
Information on Grades and QCA can be found between pages 11 to 20.
Calculating QCAs is an exact science that considers QPVs and factors such as the weighting of years/modules. Your QCA is calculated by the college. To see how it’s done exactly, check out the MIC Student Handbook, which can be viewed/downloaded at the below link:
https://www.mic.ul.ie/current-students/student-handbook
‘NG’ grades are awarded if you have submitted no assessment material for a module and no certification has been received to support the request of an I-grade.
NG Grades MUST be cleared during the Annual Repeats period in order to proceed to the next Academic Year.
An M Grade is used when a project or dissertation is assessed across multiple semesters.
Really, it's a holding grade until your project/dissertation has been graded. So, if you are completing an FYP or UGD in your final year, an M Grade will appear in your semester results until you submit the project and a grade is awarded in the next exam results.
An 'I' Grade is an Incomplete grade,
You need to clear an ‘I’ grades no later than the annual repeat period following the award of the I-grade.
There is no repeat fee to clear an I-grade.
It is the responsibility of any student who receives an I-grade to contact the faculty member responsible for the module immediately following the publication of the grade, to determine how the outstanding requirements are to be completed.
The faculty member(s) responsible for the module determines how best you can satisfy outstanding requirements. If a faculty member is unavailable, the student should contact the relevant Head of Department for a decision.
Clearance of deficient grades (inclusive of I-grade) will only be processed following the Annual Repeats.
Students who have been granted an I-grade(s) must register for this module(s) at Annual Repeats time.
However, in the case of prospective graduating students, clearance of ‘I’ grades awarded from the Autumn Semester only, may be processed at the Spring Exam Board if the student chooses to take the clearance option in May. Where a graduating student chooses to take the clearance option in August, the result will be processed at the Annual Repeat Exam Board.
What percentage is each grade?
If you wish to know what PERCENTAGE your GRADE equals, we suggest contacting your individual lecturer/module coordinator. Grading Rubrics can differ across courses and departments - the best thing to do is to reach out to the person over the specific module/subject you are enquiring about.
If you are unsure of who your module coordinator is, reach out to your faculty office, and they will be able to advise.
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Classification of Awards
The award of a bachelor's degree, diploma (either undergraduate or postgraduate) or certificate (either undergraduate or postgraduate) is made at honours levels. To qualify for the award of a bachelor's degree or diploma or certificate, a candidate must:
- Satisfy all the assessment and other requirements set for the programme of study;
- Achieve a minimum final cumulative QCA of 2.00, with full credits in all prescribed modules of the programme of study, and;
- Satisfy any programme specific regulations as specified for particular programmes.
Awards will be at one of the following classifications:
Award Classification/Cumulative QCA
- First Class Honours: 3.40
- Second Class Honours Grade 1 (2.1): 3.00
- Second Class Honours Grade 2 (2.2): 2.60
- Third Class Honours: 2.00
The Academic Council Examination Board may consider a candidate whose final cumulative QCA is not more than 0.10 less than the QCA required for a First Class, 2.1 or 2.2 classification and who satisfies the other requirements for the proposed award.
If you have fallen between these bands, you will be able to see if your award has been moved up when transcripts are available (your awarding degree will be at the top), these are usually available late on results day, or the day following.
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Reminder that the MIC Student Handbook contains all information on grades/QCA etc - this can be accessed/downloaded at the link below:
https://www.mic.ul.ie/current-students/student-handbook
Please get in touch with your relevant faculty office with queries relating to your QCA:
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