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Originally Posted by rubecube
No idea. The schools out here in Victoria use a 9 point system:
90-100 = A+ 9 points
85-89 = A 8
80-84 = A- 7
77-79 = B+ 6
73-76 = B 5
70-72 = B- 4
65-69 = C+ 3
60-64 = C 2
50-59 = D 1
You then take your marks and multiply it by the amount of credits/hours each course contains, then divide by the total number of credits. It seems unnecessarily complicated.
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Interesting- thank you. I haven't seen a 9 point system but this looks like the same measure in which I was graded throughout elementary school and University in Canada (the percentages line up with the grades).
It's interesting, they make things so much simpler here in the states. The 4 point system used at the 'College' level (We all know that in Canada 'College' may be a bit different than University), is also implemented throughout the entire elementary school/middle school/high school system.
90-100 for an A may seem like a bit much, but here they give so much homework/extra credit/assignments. And there are always opportunities to make up your work if you miss it or re-do tests. The work load is tremendous, but the schools give credit for handing in daily homework. My 14 year old son just finished his 2nd semester in 8th grade and he was graded on 81 assignments in his algebra class- just for 2nd semester.
I received my Masters in Psych here at UMKC and I had a 4.0 GPA- because it was sooo easy. And probably because unlike when I got my undergrad degree in ON, I wasn't drunk every night. (shrug)