ECTS &
Grading System
What is ECTS?
The European Credit Transfer (and accumulation) System (ECTS) is a standard means in order make studies and courses more transparent thoughout the European Higher Education Area . It helps you to go on an exchange between your home institution and ESIGELEC and to get your study period abroad recognised. It enables credits earned at ESIGELEC to be counted at your home institution. ECTS is based on defined learning outcomes and their associated workload.
How many ECTS credits?
The usual workload for an ESIGELEC student is :
Full academic year = 60 ECTS credits
One semester = 30 ECTS credits
As an exchange student, you may select 20 ECTS credits minimum up to 30 ECTS credits maximum per semester.
Grading System
ECTS grading scale
European
Grade (ECTS)
% of students
attributed the mark
Definition
A
10%
Excellent
Outstanding performance with only minor errors
B
25%
Very Good
Above average but with some errors
C
30%
Good
Generally sound work with a number of notable errors
D
25%
Satisfactory
Fair but with significant shortcomings
E
10%
Sufficient
Performance meets the minimum criteria
Fx
–
Fail
Some more work required before the credit can be awarded
F
–
Fail
Considerable further work is required
The grading scale in use at ESIGELEC is the following:
The maximum mark is 20
The minimum mark to earn an ECTS credit is 10.
The minimum mark is 0.
The average during the period is:
After the exchange period, ESIGELEC issues a transcript of records, which is available on the student’s academic account a few weeks after the last examination is over.