Grades and grading

Some important facts about grading at Urecht University:

  • Utrecht University uses a 10-point scale: 1 being the lowest grade and 10 the highest grade.
  • A 5 (or lower) counts as Fail; a 6 (or higher) as Pass.
  • You will need a passing grade for all courses that are part of your degree programme in order to be able to graduate.
  • Only passing grades are recorded on the International Diploma Supplement (addendum to your diploma).
  • Did you fail a course with a score of 4 or more? In that case, you can take 1 additional or substitute test in order to pass, if you have fulfilled all obligations during the course. If you fail this  test as well, you must retake the course.
  • You cannot take an additional or substitute test if you have been awarded a pass.
  • Final course grades are rounded off according to this table:

Final course grades

From 5 to 5.5

Round off to 5

From 5.5 to 6.25

Round off to 6

From 6.25 to 6.75

Round off to 6.5

From 6.75 to 7.25

Round off to 7

From 7.25 to 7.75

Round off to 7.5

From 7.75 to 8.25

Round off to 8

From 8.25 to 8.75

Round off to 8.5

From 8.75 to 9.25

Round off to 9

From 9.25 to 9.75

Round off to 9.5

From 9.75 to 10

Round off to 10

    Your UU grades abroad: Grading Tables

    To help foreign universities interpret the value of our grades, we publish Grading Tables that show which percentage of all passing grades in the past 3 years were a 6.0, a 6.5, a 7.5, etc. The tables are published on your International Diploma Supplement.

      More information

      Conversion table Gemma

      Full table

      Download the full conversion table for GEMMA students (pdf)

      8.5 - 10
      • ECTS: A+ (5%)
      • YORK: 81-85
      • OVD/GR: 10 MH
      • CEU: A 4 (GPA) 93-100
      • LODZ: 5
      • BOL: 30 Lode
      8-8.4
      • ECTS: A (25%)
      • YORK: 75-80
      • OVD/GR: 9.5-10 Sob
      • CEU: A 4 (GPA) 93-100
      • LODZ: 5
      • BOL: 30
      7.5-7.9
      • ECTS: A (25%)
      • YORK: 70-74
      • OVD/GR: 9 - 9,4 Sob
      • CEU: A- 3.67 85-92
      • LODZ: 4.5
      • BOL: 29
      7-7.4
      • ECTS: B (30%)
      • YORK: 65-69
      • OVD/GR: 8 – 8,9 Not
      • CEU: B+ 3.33 84-76
      • LODZ: 4
      • BOL: 28
      6.5-6.9
      • ECTS: B (30%)
      • YORK: 60-64
      • OVD/GR: 7-7.9 Not
      • CEU: B 3 67-75
      • LODZ: 4
      • BOL: 27
      6-6.4
      • ECTS: C (25%) 
      • YORK: 55-59
      • OVD/GR: 6 – 6.9 Ap 
      • CEU: B- 2.67 58-66 
      • LODZ: 3.5
      • BOL: 25-26
      5.5-5.9
      • ECTS: C (25%)
        • YORK: 50-54
        • OVD/GR: 5,5 - 5,9 Ap
        • CEU: C+ 2.33 50-57
        • LODZ: 3
        • BOL: 24-22
      • ECTS: D (10%)
        • YORK: 40-49
        • OVD/GR: 5-5.4
        • CEU: C+ 2.33 50-57
        • LODZ: 2.1-2.9
        • BOL: 18-21
      0-5.5
      • ECTS: F (5%)
      • YORK: 0-39
      • OVD/GR: 0-4.9 Susp
      • CEU: F 0-5.5
      • LODZ: 2
      • BOL: 0-17

      Gemma conversion table York University (for students on the GEMMA degree programme only)

      Full table

      Download the conversion table for York University (pdf)

      Distinguished performance at postgraduate level
      • 100  = 10 (this reflects a mark York students would receive for grades at Utrecht University)
      • 95 = 9.5 (this reflects a mark York students would receive for grades at Utrecht University)
      • 90 = 9 (this reflects a mark York students would receive for grades at Utrecht University)
      • 85 = 8.5 (this reflects a mark York students would receive for grades at Utrecht University)
      • 84 = 8.5
      • 83 = 8.4
      • 82 = 8.4
      • 81 = 8.3
      • 80 = 8.3
      • 79 = 8.3
      • 78 = 8.2
      • 77 = 8.2
      • 76 = 8.2
      • 75 = 8.1
      • 74 = 8.1
      • 73 = 8.1
      • 72 = 8 (this reflects a mark York students would receive for grades at Utrecht University)
      • 71 = 8
      • 70 = 8
      Good performance at postgraduate level
      • 69 = 7.9
      • 68 = 7.8
      • 67 = 7.7
      • 66 = 7.6
      • 65 = 7.5 (this reflects a mark York students would receive for grades at Utrecht University)
      • 64 = 7.4
      • 63 = 7.3
      • 62 = 7.2
      • 61 = 7.1
      • 60 = 7 (this reflects a mark York students would receive for grades at Utrecht University)
      Satisfactory performance at postgraduate level
      • 59 = 6.9
      • 58 = 6.8
      • 57 = 6.7
      • 56 = 6.6
      • 55 = 6.5 (this reflects a mark York students would receive for grades at Utrecht University)
      • 54 = 6.4
      • 53 = 6.3
      • 52 = 6.2
      • 51 = 6.1
      • 50 = 6 (this reflects a mark York students would receive for grades at Utrecht University)
      Fail
      • 0-49 fail = 5.9 or below