Thursday, June 24, 2010

UK AND US UNIVERSITY GRADING CONVERSION SYSTEM - EDUCATION

It IS very problematic for me. because many UK universities just wrote the criteria based on UK degree system and not on GPA system

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_undergraduate_degree_classification#First-class_honours


So I found a good site which converts them.

GPA out of 4.0

Grade

UK Equivalent

4.0

     A

Good 1st

3.70-3.99

A-

1st – borderline Good 2:1

3.30-3.69

 B+

Good 2:1

3.00- 3.29

     B

Average 2:1

2.70-2.99

B-

Low 2:1 upper 2:2

2.30- 2.69

C+

2:2

2.00- 2.29

    C

Low 2:2

1.70 -1.99

    C-

3rd

1.00 -1.69

D+

 

0

    F

 






















http://offices.exeter.ac.uk/international/staff/Qualifications_Guide/qatar.shtml

Other than that. GO search on facebook communities. that would be of great help to you.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

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Sunday, June 6, 2010

DEISM (from tfd.com)

The belief, based solely on reason, in a God who created the universe and then abandoned it, assuming no control over life, exerting no influence on natural phenomena, and giving no supernatural revelation.