Creditpoints Conversion

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Posted in Marina Y. Lavrikova

Question: Dear Ms Verbitskaya
I am writing you from the University of Zurich in Switzerland in order to get some information about the credit system used at SPBU. I am not sure whether I'm adressing to you is the right way. If not I would be very glad if you could kindly forward my message to the responsible person.
I have a question regarding the credit system at your university. On the transcript of records of one of our students who now transfered from SPBU to Zurich different credit points are indicated. I would like to know if those credits are equal to the ECTS credit system and if you could provide a chart (or any other form of information) regarding the conversion of SPBU Credits into different credit systems such as the ECTS. Other than that information regarding the workload for one term / Bachelor degree would be very helpful.
I would appreciate your answer as soon as possible and would like to thank you in advance for your efforts.
With kind regards from Switzerland

The answer of Vice-Rector for Academic and Methodological Affairs Marina Y. Lavrikova:

At  present   the work load  of  courses taught at  St. Petersburg State University evaluated in credits that meets ECTS requirements. However, in most educational programs there is   an assessment system   adopted in St. Petersburg State University.

Convention  grading scales are shown below.

Depending on the percentage of completion   grades  are converted   according to the following  grading  scale:

Total  %

 

SPSU grade for test

 

ECTSgrade

 

SPSU grade for exam

 

not less than  90

 

passed

А

Excellent

not less than 85, less than 90

 

passed

В

Excellent

not less than  83, less than 85

 

passed

В

Good

not less than  75, less than  83

 

passed

С

Good

not less than  71, less than 75

passed

D

Good

not less than 65, less than  71

passed

D

Satisfactory

not less than  50, less than  65

passed

Е

Satisfactory

 

less than  50

not passed

F

Unsatisfactory  (fail)

 

Conversion of  ECTS grades into SPSU   grades:

 ECTSGrade

SPSU grade for test

SPSU grade for exam

 

А

 

passed

Exсelдent

В

 

passed

Excellent

С

 

passed

 Good

D

 

passed

Satisfactory

Е, passed

 

passed

Satisfactory

F

not passed

Unsatisfactory ( fail)

 

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