What will happen to my grades?
Work that you undertake and grades that you achieve studying abroad will count towards your home degree because you will be studying as part of an Erasmus agreement between your home College and your host. The European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) was developed by the Commission of the European Union to provide common procedures to recognise academic study abroad and facilitate student mobility across Europe. For more information about ECTS visit the European Commission website.
In ECTS, 60 credits represent the workload of a year of study; normally 30 credits are given for a semester and 20 credits for a term. Credits are awarded only when the course and all required assessment has been completed successfully.
The following tables should be taken as being indicative only of undergraduate mark conversions.
| ECTS grade | Approx % of successful students achieving the grade | Indicative % mark | Exeter grade | ECTS definition and criteria of performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 10 | >70% | 1 | EXCELLENT: an excellent piece of work, only marginal mistakes |
| B | 25 | 60-70 | 2:1 | VERY GOOD: some mistakes, but overall still outstanding work |
| C | 30 | 55-60 | Upper 2:2 | GOOD: good and sound understanding but some basic mistakes |
| D | 25 | 50-55 | Lower 2:2 | SATISFACTORY: an average piece of work, clearly showing some deficiencies |
| E | 10 | 40-49 | 3 | PASS: the work fulfils the requirements |
| FX | - | 35-39 | Fail | minor improvements would be necessary in order to achieve a pass |
| F | - | <35% | Bad Fail | considerable further work is required |
The table shows the approximate equivalence between the ECTS system and the English university grading system. Since ECTS grade allocation is statistically based, whereas the English system is not, the precise boundaries between grades will vary from subject to subject.
Comparison between EU grading systems
| A Austria | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Belgium | 7, 8, 9 | 10 | 11, 12, 13 | 14, 15, 16 | 17, 18 | 19, 20 |
| D Germany | 5, 6 | 4-, 4, 4+ | 3-, 3, 3+ | 2-, 2, 2+ | 1- | 1+ |
| DK Denmark | 0, 3, 5 | 6 | 7 | 8, 9 | 10, 11 | 11, 13 |
| E Spain | Suspenso | Aprobado | Notable | Notable | Sobresalient | Mhonor |
| F France | Echec 7, 8, 9 | Passable 10 | Assez Bien 12 | Bien 14 | Bien 15 | Tres Bien 16 |
| G Greece | 2, 3, 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8, 9 | 10 |
| H Hungary | elegtelen 1 | elegseges 2 | kozepes 3 | jo 4 | jeles 5 | kivalo 5 |
| I Italy | 17 and less | 18-24 | 25, 26 | 27, 28, 29 | 30 | 30+ |
| IRL Ireland | Fail | Pass | Third | 2:2 | 2:1 | First |
| NL Netherlands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | 6 | 6.5, 7 | 7.5, 8 | 8.5 | 9, 10 |
| P Portugal | 1-9 | 10, 11 | 12, 13 | 14, 15, 16 | 17, 18 | 19, 20 |
| UK | Fail | Third/Pass | 2:2 | 2:2 | 2:1 | 1 |
| S Sweden | U | G | G | G | VG | VG |
| SF Finland | 1 | 1.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 |
