European Credit Transfer System
Translation of Nottingham marks to ECTS marks
Each individual module has a credit value, which contributes to the academic year. University of Nottingham credit values are translated into ECTS credit values by dividing the Nottingham credit value by two.
10 hours of effort per 1 credit
120 credits per full-time academic year or equivalent
Undergraduate Awards
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360 credits for award of Honours degree |
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480 credits for award of Integrated Masters |
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360 credits for award of Pass degree |
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300 credits for award of Ordinary degree |
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240 credits for award of Undergraduate Diploma |
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120 credits for award of Undergraduate and Foundation Certificates |
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Taught Postgraduate Awards
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180 credits per twelve month full-time study |
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540 credits for award of Practitioner Doctorate |
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180 credits for award of Masters degree |
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120 credits for award of Postgraduate Diploma |
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60 credits for award of Postgraduate Certificate |
There may be exceptions to the standard credit totals owing to entry at a later stage of the course, or Accredited Prior Learning AP(E)L, or because of a change of course or the need to take a stage of the course for a second time.
For the majority of awards, numeric marks are awarded on the scale 0-100. The module pass mark is 40%, except for Masters and Practitioner Doctorates, where it is 50%.
Undergraduate Awards
For the majority of classified undergraduate awards, the weighted numerical average is translated into degree classification as follows:
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I (First class honours) = 70%+ |
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IIi (Upper Second Class Honours) = 60% - 69% |
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IIii (Lower Second Class Honours) = 50% - 59% |
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III (Third Class Honours) = 40% - 49% |
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Taught Postgraduate Awards
For the majority of taught postgraduate awards, the weighted numerical average is translated into degree award as follows:
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With Distinction = 70%+ |
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With Merit = 60% - 69% |
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Pass = 50% - 59% |
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Pass (PGDip and PGCert) = 40% - 49% |
The ECTS grading scale ranks the students on a statistical basis. University of Nottingham grades are assigned among students with a pass grade as follows:
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Faculty |
University of Nottingham Grade |
Percentage |
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Arts |
70+ (First Class Honours) |
10% |
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60-69 (Upper Second Class Honours) |
50% |
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50-59 (Lower Second Class Honours) |
30% |
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40-49 (Third Class Honours) |
10% |
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Engineering |
70+ (First Class Honours) |
30% |
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60-69 (Upper Second Class Honours) |
30% |
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50-59 (Lower Second Class Honours) |
25% |
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40-49 (Third Class Honours) |
15% |
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Medicine & Health Sciences |
70+ (First Class Honours) |
30% |
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60-69 (Upper Second Class Honours) |
40% |
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50-59 (Lower Second Class Honours) |
20% |
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40-49 (Third Class Honours) |
10% |
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Science |
70+ (First Class Honours) |
30% |
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60-69 (Upper Second Class Honours) |
35% |
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50-59 (Lower Second Class Honours) |
20% |
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40-49 (Third Class Honours) |
15% |
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Social Sciences |
70+ (First Class Honours) |
20% |
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60-69 (Upper Second Class Honours) |
40% |
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50-59 (Lower Second Class Honours) |
30% |
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40-49 (Third Class Honours) |
10% |
The exception to this is for students registered on Taught Masters courses which are normally graded as follows:
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Faculty |
University of Nottingham Grade |
Percentage |
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Arts |
70+ (Distinction) |
25% |
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60-69 (Merit) |
55% |
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50-59 (Pass) |
20% |
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Engineering |
70+ (Distinction) |
35% |
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60-69 (Merit) |
40% |
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50-59 (Pass) |
25% |
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Medicine & Health Sciences |
70+ (Distinction) |
35% |
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60-69 (Merit) |
40% |
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50-59 (Pass) |
25% |
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Science |
70+ (Distinction) |
35% |
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60-69 (Merit) |
40% |
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50-59 (Pass) |
25% |
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Social Sciences |
70+ (Distinction) |
20% |
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60-69 (Merit) |
50% |
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50-59 (Pass) |
30% |