Ho Polytechnic Grading System
MID-SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
This shall account for 20% of the overall marks for the course. It will be conducted by the course instructor about mid-way through the semester but mainly at his/her convenience using the regular period(s) on the teaching time table.
END-OF-SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
The last three weeks of the semester will be devoted to the End-of-Semester Examinations and the Vice Rector and Academic Affairs Unit or Office of the Registrar shall coordinate the preparation of a composite examinations time table. There shall be an examination of not more than 3 hours duration for each course and this shall account for the remaining 60% of the marks for the course.
QUALIFICATION FOR TAKING END-OF-SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
A student shall qualify to take the End-of-Semester Examinations in a course only when he/she has satisfied the following conditions:
(i) Obtained not less that 75% attendance of the contact period assigned to the course.
(ii) Completed the two other assessment components.
A student who does not write the End-of-Semester Examinations in a course shall be deemed to have failed that course and shall be made to take a re-sit.
(i) Obtained not less that 75% attendance of the contact period assigned to the course.
(ii) Completed the two other assessment components.
A student who does not write the End-of-Semester Examinations in a course shall be deemed to have failed that course and shall be made to take a re-sit.
HO POLYTECHNIC GRADING SYSTEM
At the end of each semester, a student will be graded separately in each course on the basis of his/her performance in the three main components of assessment.
In the Semester Course Unit System, a student is expected to pass in every registered course and to obtain an acceptable achievement before progressing in the programme. In order to describe the achievement of the students, various indicators and indices are used. The most important indices are credit hours, the numerical equivalent grade, the grade point and the grade point average.
In the Semester Course Unit System, a student is expected to pass in every registered course and to obtain an acceptable achievement before progressing in the programme. In order to describe the achievement of the students, various indicators and indices are used. The most important indices are credit hours, the numerical equivalent grade, the grade point and the grade point average.
NUMERICAL EQUIVALENT GRADE
Percentage marks will normally be used in the initial stages to grade students in the course. However, to facilitate the description of students’ achievement the following Numerical Equivalent Grades (NEG) shall be used;
| 0-49 | F | 0 |
| Marks % | Letter Grade | NEG |
| 85-100 | A+ | 5.0 |
| 80-84 | A | 4.5 |
| 75-79 | B+ | 4.0 |
| 70-74 | B | 3.5 |
| 65-69 | C+ | 3.0 |
| 60-64 | C | 2.5 |
| 55-59 | D+ | 2.0 |
| 50-54 | D | 1.5 |
GRADE POINT AND GRADE POINT AVERAGE
To determine the academic standing of a student in a course and the performance in the programme as a whole, an index called Grade Point Average (GPA) shall be used.
The GPA is defined as the Total Grade Point (TGP) achieved divided by the Total Credit (TCR) earned by the student. The table below shows an example of the method used to calculate the GPA for a student.
The GPA is defined as the Total Grade Point (TGP) achieved divided by the Total Credit (TCR) earned by the student. The table below shows an example of the method used to calculate the GPA for a student.
| TCR= 10 | TGP=31 | ||
| COURSE TAKEN | COURSE CREDITS | NEG OBTAINED | GRADE POINTS (COURSE CREDIT * NEG OBTAINED) |
| ENG 101 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| MAT 103 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| AFS 100 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| CLS 111 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
- A student shall be deemed to have passed a course if he/she obtains a numerical grade 1.0 or better (50% and above).
- A student who obtains pass grades in all his/her courses in a semester and also obtains a GPA of  not below 1.50 is deemed to have passed the semester and shall progress to the next semester when his/her CGPA is not below 1.50.
FAILING, REFERRAL AND WITHDRAWAL
- A student shall be deemed to have failed a course if he/she obtains numerical equivalent grade 0 (zero) or below the 50% mark.
- A student referred in a course or courses shall take Re-sit Examinations in the course(s) before or at the beginning of the subsequent academic year. A student shall have only two chances at re-sit examinations in any course failed.
Where a student takes re-sit examinations, his/her total credits earned for the determination of GPA shall be increased by the credits assigned to the course(s).
- A student who fails in three or more courses (equivalent of 9 credits minimum) in any semester shall be deemed to have failed the semester and the entire programme and he/she may be withdrawn from the programme as a full-time student.
- A student who obtains pass grades in his/herS entire course in a semester but does not obtain a CGPA of at least 1.50 shall be deemed to have failed the programme. However, he/she shall be allowed to proceed to take the course in the subsequent semester on probation.