BOSTON COLLEGE
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Grade Translation Scales 2016-2017
If a BC program is not listed here and U.S. letter grades are awarded on the program transcript, BC will transfer those grades directly.
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Brazil
Chile
China
Denmark
VU
PUC
PUC
UAH
HKUST/
HKU
CBS
Cop.
Univ
9.5-10
6.7-7.0
6.7-7.0
A, A-
12
12
A
9.0-9.4
6.4-6.6
6.4-6.6
B+
10
10
A-
8.7-8.9
5.7-6.3
5.7-6.3
B
7
7
B+
8.4-8.6
5.1-5.6
5.1-5.6
B-
BC
Di Tella
UCA
Monash
Melbourne
Notre
Dame
UQ
UNSW
UWA
A
A, A-
10
80-100
80-100
80-100
7
80-100
HD
A-
B+
9
75-79
75-79
77-79
6
75-79
D
B+
B
8
70-74
70-74
73-76
B
B-
7
65-69
65-69
70-72
B-
C+
6
60-64
60-64
65-69
65-67
8.0-8.3
4.6-5.0
4.6-5.0
C+
C+
C
5
55-59
55-59
60-64
60-64
7.7-7.9
4.3-4.5
4.3-4.5
C
C
C-
4
50-54
50-54
55-59
7.4-7.6
3.9-4.2
3.9-4.2
C-
C-
D
7.0-7.3
3.5-3.8
3.5-3.8
D+
C-
D
D+
D-
D
1
72-74
5
4
68-71
50-59
CR
P
2
3
50-54
D+
6.7-6.9
D
4
DF
6.0-6.6
3.1-3.4
3.1-3.4
B
4
4
0-49
0-49
0-49
1-3
0-49
N, N+
5
0-4.9
BC+
02
02
C
D-
5.0-5.9
0-3
BC
0-3.0
0-3.0
F
00, -3
00, -3
F
Grade Translation Scales 2016-2017
If a BC program is not listed here and U.S. letter grades are awarded on the program transcript, BC will transfer those grades directly.
Germany
Great Britain
Sciences
Po Paris
Eichstätt
Bristol 1
Durham
Glasgow
King’s
College
Lancaster
Liverpool
Queen
Mary
BC
15-20
14-20
1-1.5
70-100
70-100
A1, A2, A3,
A4, A5
70-100
18, 21, 24
70-100
70-100
A
13.513.9
14.514.9
13-13.9
1.6-2.2
65-69
66-69
B1
65-69
17
66-69
66-69.9
A-
B+
13-13.4
14-14.4
12-12.9
2.3-2.6
60-64
63-65
B2, B3
60-64
16
63-65
63-65.9
B+
B
12-12.9
13-13.9
11-11.9
2.7-2.9
55-59
60-62
C1, C2
55-59
15
60-62
60-62.9
B
B-
11-11.9
12-12.9
10-10.9
3.0-3.2
50-54
55-59
C3
50-54
14
55-59
55-59.9
B-
C+
10-10.9
11-11.9
9-9.9
3.3-3.5
45-49
50-54
D1
45-49
13
50-54
50-54.9
C+
3.6-4.0
41-44
45-49
D2, D3
41-44
12
45-49
45-49.9
C
40
40-44
E1
40
11
40-44
40-44.9
C-
BC
Univ. of
Paris &
ESCP
A
14-20
A-
ILCF
Paris
C
10-10.9
C-
9-9.9
D+
8-8.9
D
E2, E3
10
F1, F2, F3
9
D
8
D-
DF
1
0-9.9
0-7.9
0-8.9
4.1-6
0-39
0-39
For courses at levels 4-6 only. Level 7 courses subject to a failing grade range of 0-49.
G1, G2
0-39
0-7
D+
0-39
0-39.9
F
Grade Translation Scales 2016-2017
If a BC program is not listed here and U.S. letter grades are awarded on the program transcript, BC will transfer those grades directly.
Great Britain
Ireland
*Students who complete the BC Dublin “Modern Ireland” course will be awarded a U.S. letter grade by the on-site
coordinator.
BC
Royal
Holloway
SOAS
Trinity*
Cork
Galway
Maynooth*
Queens
Dublin UCD*
(Arts)
Dublin UCD*
(Commerce)
BC
A
70-100
70-100
70-100
70-100
70-100
70-100
66-100
A+, A, A-
A+, A, A-
A
A-
66-69
66-69
65-69
65-69
65-69
65-69
63-65
B+
B+
A-
B+
63-65
63-65
60-64
60-64
60-64
60-64
60-62
B, B-
B, B-
B+
B
60-62
60-62
55-59
55-59
55-59
55-59
57-59
C+, C, C-
C+, C, C-
B
B-
55-59
55-59
50-54
50-54
50-54
50-54
53-56
D+
D+
B-
C+
50-54
50-54
45-49
45-49
45-49
45-49
50-52
C
45-49
45-49
40-44
40-44
40-44
40-44
45-49
C-
40-44
40-44
C+
D, D-
D, D-
C-
43-44
D+
D+
D
D
40-42
DF
C
D0-39
0-39
0-39
0-39
0-39
0-39
0-39
E+, E, EF+, F, F-,
G+, G, G-
E+, E, EF+, F, F-,
G+, G, G-
F
Grade Translation Scales 2016-2017
If a BC program is not listed here and U.S. letter grades are awarded on the program transcript, BC will transfer those grades directly.
Italy
BC
Bocconi
Bocconi
(Intensive
Italian
Course)
A
29-30
A-
26-28
B+
24-25
B
23
B-
Excellent
Korea
Mexico
Sogang
Iberoamericana
University of
Amsterdam
Utrecht
29-30
A+
10
8-10
27-28
A0
9
UniParma
and Dante
Alighieri
The Netherlands
Norway
New
Zealand
Philippines
Amsterdam
University
College
(AUC)
Bergen
University
of Otago
Ateneo
BC
A
A
A
85-100
A
A
7.7-7.9
A-
A-
B
80-84
B+
A-
7.4-7.6
B+
B+
75-79
B
B+
7.0-7.3
B
B
70-74
C+
B
65-69
C
B-
D
C+
26
A-
25
B+
22
24
B
6.7–6.9
B-
B-
C+
21
23
B-
6.4-6.6
C+
C+
D
60-64
C
20
22
C+
6.0-6.3
C
C
E
55-59
C
C-
19
21
C
C-
C-
50-54
C-
20
C-
D+
D+
19
D+
D
D
D
18
D, D-
D-
D-
D-
F
F
Good
Fair
D+
D
18
Pass
DF
0-17
Fail
0-17
F
8
7
6
5
5.5-5.9
0-5.4
C
D+
F
0-49
F
F
Grade Translation Scales 2016-2017
If a BC program is not listed here and U.S. letter grades are awarded on the program transcript, BC will transfer those grades directly.
Sweden
Poland
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
BC
Jagiellonian
NIE
Rhodes
Cape
Town
Carlos III,
Comillas,
Complutense
(Grados courses)
A
5
A, A+
72-100
75-100
9-10
A-
A-
68-71
70-74
B+
B+
65-67
B
BC+
B
C
4
3
Complutense
(Reunidas
courses)
Granada
Deusto
ESADE
Pompeu
Fabra
Uppsala
BC
9.5-10
9.6-10
9.5-10
9-10
9-10
9-10
A(VG),
A(G)
A
8.0-8.9
9.0-9.4
9.1-9.5
9.1-9.4
8.0-8.9
8.0-8.9
8.5-8.9
B(VG)
A-
67-69
7.0-7.9
8.0-8.9
8.4-9.0
8.5-9.0
7.0-7.9
7.0-7.9
8.0-8.4
B(G)
B+
62-64
63-66
6.0-6.9
7.0-7.9
7.4-8.3
8.1-8.4
6.0-6.9
6.0-6.9
7.0-7.9
C
B
B-
59-61
60-62
5.0-5.9
6.0-6.9
6.5-7.4
7.5-8.0
5.0-5.9
5.0-5.9
6.0-6.9
C+
56-58
57-59
5.0-5.9
5.5-6.4
7.1-7.4
C
53-55
54-56
5.0-5.4
6.5-7.0
51-52
51-53
CD+
D+
D
D
50
Carlos III (CEH
courses)
50
5.0-5.9
BD
C+
E
C
6.1-6.4
C-
5.5-6.0
D+
5.1-5.4
D
DF
D0-2
any grade
below D
0-49
0-49
0-4.9
0-4.9
0-4.9
0-5.0
0-4.9
0-4.9
0-4.9
F
F