Grading Polices of Tsinghua University
Grading system and conversion rules
The courses grades are reported in the unit of semester, under the letter grade option with the
following levels: A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, F, or P, F (pass/fail option). The portion of Aand higher ranks should not more than 20% of the total of course enrollment. For any exception,
the instructor should file a report to the department in charge. The portion of A+ should not
more than 5% of the total, and a statement to each A+ is necessary.
The information provided in following table shows the Tsinghua grading framework in detail:
Grade
100-scale
Grade Point Value
Standard
A+、A
100-95
4.0
A-
94-90
3.7
B+
89-85
3.3
B
84-80
3.0
B-
79-77
2.7
C+
76-73
2.3
C
72-70
2.0
C-
69-67
1.7
D+
66-63
1.3
D
62-60
1.0
F
≤59
0
Failure
P
N/A
Passing
F
N/A
Failure
W
N/A
Withdrew
I
N/A
Incomplete
EX
N/A
Exempted
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor but passing
Explanation to the grading standards:
A: Excellent performance. An A represents work of extraordinary distinction. Achieve all goals of
the subject, command course knowledge with proficiency.
B: Good performance. Have a good command of the course knowledge to work with course
materials.
C: Fair. Generally achieve some goals to cope with modest content. Meet the basic requirements
to complete assigned work.
D: Pass the course. Be able to handle easy work in unsatisfactory ways.
W: Withdrew. The course deleted during the prescribed days, normally during course registration
term, will not be listed on transcript. Course withdrawn during drop period will be marked by W.
I: Incomplete. Course in progress will be marked by I. Student unable to take final exam should
file a petition to the department in charge in case of medical or other similar extreme
circumstances.
EX: Exempted. Exemption for courses should be granted and referred by the relevant
department.
Grade Points and General Point Average (GPA)
Tsinghua use general point average (GPA) to evaluate student’s work. Grades having point value
are included in the calculation of GPA.
Grade points = points*credits
GPA=∑Grade points /∑credits
Letter Grading System
Effective Grade 2015, the letter grading system is used to evaluate students’ (including
postgraduates and graduates) course work. Instructors could adopt either 100-scale system or
letter grade system for a course. Grades Recording Platform will automatically convert 100-scale
to letter grade.
Students may set one of the electives as a P/ F course (course work evaluated by Pass/Fail
marking scheme).
Students may check their hidden grades; the grades are available for students only.
Policies for transitional period
During transitional period, the following conversion rules are used for students enrolled in
Tsinghua prior to 2015. When the Instructors document letter grades, the system will
automatically calculate them to 100-scale in the following manner. This rule is effective from
2015-2016 Fall Semester. The notation W、I、EX written in above terms apply to transitional
period.
Conversion Scale:
letter grading
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
F
100
98
92
87
82
78
75
71
68
65
61
0
system
100-scale
system
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