GPA, grading scale, and examination policies
for international programs at Thai universities and colleges as provided by the Commission on Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Thailand
In Thailand, higher education institutions usually apply the U.S. American grading system.
What are "Grades" in the American system?
American universities employ a system of continual assessment and assign grades for each course taken. Almost everything you do for a class will influence your final grade. Examinations and tests, essays or written assignments, laboratory reports, laboratory or studio work, class attendance, and class participation may all be used to determine your final grade. This means it is essential to keep up with the reading and course work and to attend classes on a regular basis.
The following is a general percentage/letter grade scale for classes taken at U.S. colleges:
100 – 90% = A 89 – 80% = B 79 – 70% = C 69 – 60% = D 59 – 50% = E 49 – 0% = F
Grading scale
Thai higher education uses a letter grading system in both undergraduate and graduate programs. However, other grading methods can be employed such as points or percentage depending on individual instructors throughout the courses. Those grading systems are converted as grade points as follows:
Grade
Meaning
Grade point
A
Excellent
4.00
B+
Very good
3.50
B
Good
3.00
C+
Fairly good
2.50
C
Fair
2.00
D+
Poor
1.50
D
Very poor
1.00
F
Failure
0.00
I
Incomplete
W
Withdrawn
WF
Withdrawn because of failure
AU
Audit
Two or more tests including mid-term and final examinations are given during the examination schedule each semester. Students must obtain at least a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of not less than 2.00 for bachelor's degree completion, and 3.00 for a master's or doctorate degree.
What is a GPA?
Each student completes his or her degree with a grade point average (GPA). A cumulative grade point average is the GPA for all courses taken throughout the degree programme. To work out your GPA, take the numerical value assigned to the letter grade you achieve for each course (typically 4 points for an "A," 3 points for a "B," and so on), then multiply this number by the number of credits each course is worth. Finally, add these numbers together and divide by the total number of credits for all courses. For example:
Letter Grade
Numerical Value
Number of Credits
Total
A
4.0
3
12
B
3.0
3
9
C
2.0
3
6
27 divided by 9 = 3.0 GPA.
Information on this page provided by:
Commission on Higher Education,
Bureau of International Cooperation Strategy
Web site: http://www.mua.go.th
Please note that we cannot take any responsibility for the correctness of the data shown on this Web site. We try our very best, but we depend on universities, their Web sites, and fellow students and lecturers, to get updates when ever programs, conditions, or tuition fees change.
