Learners are assessed throughout the term by tests, quizzes, assignments, projects or other means of evaluation. In Career Development and Translation programs, end-of-term achievement tests measure learners’ overall performance in the course. The final grade in each course is based on learners’ performance on continual assessment measures as well as the end-of-term achievement test, if applicable. Final course grades are NOT based on attendance since, in accordance with SCE’s attendance policy (cf B9), learners must attend at least 75% of the class sessions in order to be allowed to take the final examination.
The grading system for all SCE scheduled program courses is as follows:
Grade** | Points | Percentage* |
A | 4.0 | 94 - 100 |
A- | 3.7 | 90 – 93 |
B+ | 3.3 | 87 - 89 |
B | 3.0 | 84 - 86 |
B- | 2.7 | 80 – 83 |
C+ | 2.3 | 77 - 79 |
C | 2.0 | 74 - 76 |
C- | 1.7 | 70 – 73 |
D+ | 1.3 | 66 - 69 |
D | 1.0 | 60 – 65 |
F | 0 - 59 Fail | |
I | Incomplete | |
IF | Incomplete Fail (Effective December 26, 2016) | |
P | Pass | |
S | Absent | |
W | Withdrew | |
NG | Not Graded |
*In all scheduled programs, the desired level of performance/criteria representing success at achieving learning outcomes is D (60%) except the followings:
- The passing letter grade of the Professional Certified Trainer (PCT) certificate is C- (70%).
- The passing letter grade of Fundamentals of English Language Teaching (FELT) and FELT for Young Learners (FELT-YL) certificates is C- (70%).
- In Career Development and Translation programs, learners, who score below 50% in the final assessment, do NOT pass the course even if their total score is 60% or higher out of 100 points. Those learners receive a final grade of 'F' (Fail).
If necessary, the passing grade of any other SCE certificate is dealt with on a case-by-case basis upon the approval of the Associate Dean for Instructional Affairs (ADIA).
All learners’ scores that do not fit a letter grade category are rounded up to the nearest integer if needed.
PPM: G7 July 2019