Enter module grades and credits – weighted average instantly
Calculate your bachelor's or master's grade from module grades and ECTS credits.
Final grade
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Enter grades from 1.0 to 4.0 and ECTS credits
Rounding, the weight of the thesis and any drop rules are set by your university's examination regulations.
A degree grade is not the plain mean of your module grades but an average weighted by ECTS credits. A module worth 12 credits counts twice as much as one worth 6.
The formula is: grade = Σ(module grade × ECTS) / Σ(ECTS). Adding up all module grades and dividing by their number instead regularly produces a result that is too good or too bad – depending on whether the large modules went better or worse than the small ones.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Modules (grade × ECTS) | 2.3×9 · 1.7×9 · 2.0×6 · 1.3×6 |
| Total credits | 30 ECTS |
| Final grade | 1.86 |
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Modules (grade × ECTS) | 1.0×30 · 4.0×6 |
| Total credits | 36 ECTS |
| Final grade | 1.50 |
This calculator gives you the ECTS-weighted average as a guide. Three things are set by your university's examination regulations and they differ considerably: whether the result is rounded or truncated and to how many decimals, whether the thesis carries extra weight beyond its credits, and whether the weakest modules may be dropped.
To model the thesis, enter it as its own module with its actual credit value. Modules failed with 5.0 are left out of the calculation – as a rule they do not count towards the final grade.
ECTS weighting, rounding and the thesis explained
Important note
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