The grading scale at NUIG is very strange. The professors grade very harshly and consequently it is nearly impossible to obtain any grade over 70%. For this reason, a grade of 70 will earn you an "A" grade, which is quite nice. I got a grade of 70 on an assignment last week and my heart almost stopped until I remembered that it's actually an A.
The official grading scale is 70-100 A, 60-69 B+, 50-59 B-, and 40-49 C-D. It's very strange and a little disconcerting to receive grades so low. (Not that I get many grades at all. I've turned in 3 assignments so far and they were all for the same class.) For schools who only get Pass/Fail credits for study abroad courses, students really only need to aim for about a 45%. St. Joe's gives credit for all the grades earned, which means this semester affects my GPA so I still need to score as high as possible.
Just another oddity of school in Ireland.
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I think Ally would LOVE this grading system at SJS! She got a 95 on her Social Studies and was extremely disappointed that she didn't get an A+!!! Keep up the good work!
Love,
Aunt Kathy
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