GPA

When I was in university, we were using GPA to count scores. But our GPA scoring is different from NUS and NTU.

Like in our college,

Each module (subject) has a highest score of 4.0. Then our GPA is calculated based on the assignments, tests, classroom participation and presentations that you have been awarded. So in our college, a score of 2.5/4.0 for a module is considered C grade. The grading would be 2.6,2.8,3.0,3.2,3.4,3.6...etc

By 3.2, it's already A-. But usually to get 3.2, you need to put half of your life into the course. Remember that in every semester in university(meaning every 3months), you take up 5 subjects, attend classes and tutorials, stay back to do project and rehearse presentations, write up about 5000 (5k) essays, sit through 2 major exams and spend a whole lot of your life waiting for friends to show up for project meetings. So you can only afford to put so much of your life for each module.

At the end of the semester, you get all 5 grades for the 5 modules you took up. For e.g. 3.0, 3.0,3.0,3.0,3.0 (let say the student got all 3.0 for 5 modules). You add up all the grades (of 3.0) and divide by 5.The final answer is your GPA for that semester. That's my school's calculation.

I think in NUS and NTU they do GPA but their highest grade is 5.0. As SMU is very US-centric (meaning US focused), we follow strict US college methods in scoring and assessment. So speaking up in class and disagreeing with your professors gains you points!!Hehe...

Kailin, is this the way your school counts?

Regards,
Marina