THE NUC HAVE APPROVED THE NEW GRADING SYSTEM FOR UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA

Grade for First Class Honours Now 3.5 GCPA.




Under the new Four (4)-Point Grading Scale, grades to be used for students who have satisfactorily completed the course of study are as follows:

Grade|  Marks|          Grade Point
A.        (70% Above)       4
B.        (60-69%)             3
C.        (50-59%)             2
D.        (45-49%)             1
E.        (40-44%)             0

CGPA Ranges under the new Four (4)- Point Grading Scale for Classification of Degrees:

3.5- 4.00 - First Class Honours.
3.0-3.49 - Second Class Honours (Upper Division.)
2.0-2.99 - Second Class Honours (Lower Division.)
1.0-1.99 - Third Class Honours

No student whose CGPA is less than 1.0 shall be awarded a degree.

Deans of Faculties and Heads of Departments are enjoined to ensure compliance and commencement of the new regulations with the intakes of 2017/2018 Session, while the old regulations remain applicable to students admitted before the 2017/2018 Session.

Sign:
NUC CHAIRMAN