The proposed grading system is aligned with Ministry of Education guidelines and similar to government Universities like King Saud University, Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University, and many other Universities inside Saudi Arabia. The new proposed grading system does not include minus letter grades.
GPA calculations at Alfaisal University will be computed on the 4-point system as explained in the table below:
|
Letter Grade |
Grade Point |
Percentile Range |
Description |
|
A+ |
4.00 |
95%-100% |
High Excellent |
|
A |
3.75 |
90%-94% |
Excellent |
|
B+ |
3.50 |
85%-89% |
High Very Good |
|
B |
3.00 |
80%-84% |
Very Good |
|
C+ |
2.50 |
75%-79% |
High Good |
|
C |
2.00 |
70%-74% |
Good |
|
D+ |
1.50 |
65%-69% |
High Pass |
|
D |
1.00 |
60%-64% |
Pass |
|
F |
0.00 |
0%-59% |
Fail |
|
W |
- |
- |
Withdrawn |
|
WP |
- |
- |
Withdrawn Penalty |
|
P |
- |
- |
Pass |
|
NP |
- |
- |
No Grade Pass |
|
AU |
- |
- |
Audit |
|
I |
- |
- |
Incomplete |
|
CR |
- |
- |
Credit Transfer |
|
R |
- |
- |
Retake |
|
CC |
- |
- |
Continual Course |
|
DN |
0.00 |
- |
Denial |
|
S/U |
- |
- |
Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory |
|
NC |
- |
- |
No Credit |
All grades (A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, F, DN) are included in grade-point average calculation. Other grades (W, WP, P, NP, AU, I, CR, R, CC, DN, S/U, NC) may be used in certain situations, but are not included in the determination of the grade point average.
Example of Grade Point Average (GPA) Calculation***
The following example illustrates the calculation of a student’s GPA:
|
Course |
Awarded Credit Hours |
Letter Grade |
Grade Points |
Quality Points |
|
BIO 345 |
4 |
A |
4.00 |
16.00 |
|
CHM 211 |
3 |
B+ |
3.50 |
10.50 |
|
ISL 112 |
2 |
C+ |
2.50 |
5.00 |
|
ACC 201 |
3 |
C |
2.00 |
6.00 |
|
Total |
12 |
|
|
37.50 |