Conversion of results for local admission

If you are applying through local admission, we use the conversion scales below to calculate your points for admission.

Published Updated on
Important

Conversion scales for education from outside of Norway are guiding scales, and will be used as a starting point for the assessment of the application. If we do not have information regarding your grading scale below, you must upload documentation of the grading scale used in your diploma. The documentation of grading scale might be the diploma supplement, or a different official document from your university that shows the entire grading scale used in your degree.

Scales that are not included in this page will be calculated through an individual assessment process.

The conversion tables on this website are in use by the local admission office for admission to Master's degrees. If you have questions regarding them, please send the questions to masteropptak@uis.no.

ECTS Grade system
Letter gradeNumerical value
A5
B4
C3
D2
E1

Australia

Australia have multiple grading systems. We have included percentage grades and other grades (Distinction (DN)) in our table.

GradePercentage grade from AustraliaNumerical value at UiS
High Distinction (HD)80-1005
Distinction (DN)70-794
Credit (C)60-692,5
Pass (P)50-591
Fail (F)Lower than 50Fail

Denmark

Denmark have multiple grading scales. We have included the 13-scale and the 7-step-scale in our table.

13-scale7-step-scaleECTSNumerical value at UiS
1312A5
1112A5
1010B4
97C3
87C3
74D2
602E1
500FFail
0300FFail
00-3FFail

England, Wales and Northern-Ireland

England, Wales and Northern-Ireland may have different scales, but the scales below are most common.

Number gradeLetter gradeNumerical value at UiS
70 or higherA5
65 - 69B4
60 - 64B3
55 - 59C2,5
50 - 54C2
40 - 49D1
0 - 39FFail

Scotland is not included here, as they have a different education system with a separate grading system.

Finland

Finland have two common grading systems, 1-3 and 1-5.

Finnish scale 1-5Numerical value at UiS
55
44
33
22
11
0Fail
Finnish scale 1-3Numerical value at UiS
35
23
11
0Fail

Germany

Germany have multiple grading systems, and we have a conversion table for the most common below.

German numerical value gradeGerman written gradeECTSNumerical value at UiS
1,0 - 1,5HervorragendA5
1,6 - 2,0Sehr gutB4
2,1 - 3,0GutC3
3,1 - 3,5BefriedigendD2
3,6 - 4,0AusreichendE1
4,1 - 5,0Nicht ausreichendFFail

Iran

The most common grading system in Iran is a scale from 0 to 20, where 10 is the lowest pass grade for Bachelor degrees.

Iranian number gradeNumerical value at UiS
205
195
184,5
174
164
153
142,5
132
122
111
101
0 - 9Fail

Netherlands

"The Netherlands may have several grading scales, but numerical grades with decimals are the most common.

Dutch grades with decimals. Numerical value at UiS
9,0 - 10,05
8,0 - 8,94
7,0 - 7,93,5
6,5 - 6,92,5
6,0 - 6,491

The grading scale in the Netherlands ranges from 1 to 10, where 6 is the lowest passing grade. Students can have up to 2 grades of 5 or one 5 and one 4 on the diploma. If this applies to applicants at UiS, grades 4 and 5 will be calculated to a numerical value of 1. This is the most common scale. Other scales will be calculated through an individual assessment process.

Norway (Numerical grade from former system)

Grade scales previously used by Norwegian educational institutions

Numerical grade from former system. Numerical value at UiS
1,0 - 2,25
2,3 - 2,54
2,6 - 2,7 3
2,8 - 3,0 2
3,1 - 4,0 1

Philippines

The Philippines have multiple grading systems, but these two are the most common we receive.

Filipino number grades Filipino percentage grades Numerical value at UiS
1,0 97-100 5
1,25-1,5 91-96 4
1,75-2,0 85-90 2,5
2,25-2,5 80-84 2
2,75-3,0 75-79 1
4,0-5,0 Below 75 Fail

This is the conversion from the most common grading scales, and we convert from GPA to numerical value at UiS. If GPA is not included in the transcript, we convert from grades to numerical value at UiS.

Poland

Poland have multiple grading scales. Many Universities use ECTS now, but some still use numerical grades.

Polish grades in numbersECTSNumerical value at UiS
5A5
4,5/4+B4
4C3
3,5/3+D2
3E1
2FFail

Russian Federation

Russian Federation have multiple grading systems, below is the most common.

Russian numerical valueRussian grade (translated)Numerical value at UiS
5Excellent5
4Good3
3Satisfactory1,5
2Not satisfactoryFail

Spain

In Spain, universities generally use the same grading system, and they typically provide both a numerical grade and a grade (Suspenso, Aprobado, Notable, Sobresaliente, Matricula de Honor).

Spanish numerical gradeNumerical value at UiS
9 - 105
7,5 - 8,94
6,5 - 7,493
5,5 - 6,492
5 - 5,491
0 - 4,9Fail

Sweden

Sweden may have multiple grading scales and we have included the most common scales in our table.

Swedish grading scare from G to VGNumerical value at UiS
Väl godkänd (VG)4
Godkänd (G)2,5
UnderkändFail
Swedish grading scare from G to VGNumerical value at UiS
Mycket väl godkänd (MVG)5
Väl godkänd (VG)3,5
Godkänd (G)1,5
UnderkändFail

Syria

In Syria, the grading system functions with points out of 100. The minimum passing grade is 50%. In recent systems, the minimum passing grad is sometimes 60%.

For scales where the minimum passing grade is 50%

Syrian gradesNumerical value at UiS
90 - 1005
80 - 894
70 - 793
60 - 692,5
50 - 591
Under 50Fail

For scales where the minimum passing grade is 60%

Syrian grades Numerical value at UiS
90 - 1005
80 - 894
75 - 793
70 - 742,5
60 - 691
Under 60Fail

Turkey

Turkey has several grading scales, but the two below (letter grade and percentage) are the most common scales

Turkish letter gradesTurkish percentage gradesNumerical value at UiS
AA90 - 1005
BB - BA80 - 894
CC - CB70 - 792,5
DC60 - 691,5
DD50 - 591
FFUnder 50Fail

Ukraine

Ukraine may have multiple grading systems, but the scales below are the scales we receive the most.

Ukrainian numerical grade Ukrainian grade Numerical value at UiS
5Excellent5
4Good3
3Satisfactory1,5
2Not satisfactoryFailure
Ukrainian numerical grade Ukrainian grade Numerical value at UiS
5Excellent5
4,5Very good4
4Good3
3,5Satisfactory2
3Sufficient1
2InsufficientFailure
1FailedFailure

USA

USA have multiple different systems across the states and institutions. This is conversions from the most common scales, and we convert from GPA to numerical value at UiS. If the GPA is not mentioned in the transcript of records, we convert from letter grades to numerical value at UiS.

Letter grade in USAGrade point average (GPA) in USANumerical value at UiS
A4,05
B3,5 - 3,94
B/C2,8 - 3,43
C2,0 - 2,72
D1,0 - 1,91
F0 - 0,9Fail

Back to