GERMAN GRADING SYSTEM

At VGU the German Grading System (GGS) is used for all study programs (except in the Foundation
Year):
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According to GGS, the highest grade is 1, and the lowest passing grade is 4. The only grade

below 4 is 5 which means failed.

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Depending on the partner universities your grades might slightly vary. To nuance the grade

most universities use the scale of .3 and .7. Hence, being marked between 1 and 2, turns out as 1.3
or 1.7. However, some universities might use different scales so grades such as 1.2, 1.4, 1.5 are
also possible.

German
scale

VN scale with pass

grade 5.0

VN scale with pass

grade 6.0

1.0

9.5 10.0

9.7 10.0

1.3

9.0 almost 9.5

9.3 9.6

1.7

8.5 almost 9.0

8.9 9.2

2.0

8.0 almost 8.5

8.5 8.8

2.3

7.5 almost 8.0

8.1 8.4

2.7

7.0 almost 7.5

7.7 8.0

3.0

6.5 almost 7.0

7.3 7.6

3.3

6.0 almost 6.5

6.9 7.2

3.7

5.5 almost 6.0

6.5 6.8

4.0

5.0 almost 5.5

6.0 6.4

5.0

< 5.0

5.9

Meaning
Very good

Good

Satisfactory

Sufficient
Not sufficient / Failed

NOTE:
The relation between the score achieved in the examination and the actual grade
is determined independently by each examiner.
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