Academic Credit System
September 21, 2023 2023-09-21 10:03Academic Credit System
Academic Credit System
In 2018-2019 academic year, Academic Credit System has been applied. Thus, every student must know this system vividly. Academic credit system is the standard measuring system to evaluate the effort of each student from undergraduate, postgraduate, master degree and PhD during the course period. The following is the explanation of the calculation of University credit Grades and GPA.
ACU-Academic Credit Unit
- 1-ACU : 1 Lecture hours for 14 weeks
- 1-ACU : 2 hours (tutorial or Lab exercises or classroom discussion) for 14 weeks
- 3-ACUs : 2 Lecture hours + (1+1) (tutorial or Lab exercises or classroom assignment hours for 14 weeks (for one subject)
Table.1. Overview of Academic Credit Units (ACUs) requirement
| Year of study | Core Subject (Total ACUs) | Skill and Knowledge (Elective) (Total ACUs) | Supporting Skills (Elective) (Total ACUs) | Technical (Elective) (Total ACUs) | Total (ACUs) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CST | Sem1 | 14 | – | 2 | – | 16 |
| Sem2 | 14 | – | 2 | – | 16 | |
| 2CS | Sem1 | 18 | – | – | – | 18 |
| Sem2 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 18 | |
| 2CT | Sem1 | 18 | – | – | – | 18 |
| Sem2 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 18 | |
| 3CS | Sem1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | – | 18 |
| Sem2 | 15 | 3 | – | – | 18 | |
| 3CT | Sem1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | – | 18 |
| Sem2 | 15 | 3 | – | – | 18 | |
| 4CS | Sem1 | 12 | – | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Sem2 | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | 18 | |
| 4CT | Sem1 | 12 | – | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| Sem2 | 12 | – | – | 3 | 18 | |
| 5CS | Sem1 | 9 | – | – | 3 | 12 |
| Intern | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | |
| Total | 121/127 | 6/6 | 16/16 | 15/9 | 158 | |
According to the Grading System, students can get the credit points that suit the level of their effort.
For B.C.Sc./ B.C.Tech, the required grading points of the respective course can be shown in Table.1. For example, a first year student needs to get 16 credit points for the first semester. A student needs to learn five courses for two credits or three credits per a course. One course needs to be learnt for supporting skills.
The grading system of University of Computer studies (Dawei) is as shown in Table 2, credit unit defined is shown in Table 3 and the calculations of GPA for a first year student can be seen in Table 4(a) and Table 4(b) as examples.
Table 2. Credit point parameters
| Sr. No. | Marks | Grade Point | Grade Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | >90 | 4 | A |
| 2 | 85-89 | 3.75 | A- |
| 3 | 80-84 | 3.25 | B+ |
| 4 | 75-79 | 3 | B |
| 5 | 70-74 | 2.75 | B- |
| 6 | 65-69 | 2.25 | C+ |
| 7 | 60-64 | 2 | C |
| 8 | 55-59 | 1.75 | C- |
| 9 | 50-54 | 1 | D |
| 10 | <50 | 0 | F |
Table 3. Credit unit defined for each subject in first year
| No. | Subject | Lecture Time (hr) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myanmar Language | 2 |
| 2 | English | 4 |
| 3 | Physics | 4 |
| 4 | Principle of IT | 4 |
| 5 | Mathematics of Computing | 4 |
| 6 | Supporting Skill | 2 |
Table 4(a). Calculation of GPA for semester 1
| No. | Subject | Marks Gained | Grade Letter | Grade Score | Credit Unit | Grade Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myanmar | 80 | B+ | 3.25 | 2 | 6.5 |
| 2 | English | 75 | B | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Physics | 86 | A- | 3.75 | 3 | 11.25 |
| 4 | Principle of IT | 84 | B+ | 3.25 | 3 | 9.75 |
| 5 | Mathematics of Computing | 89 | A- | 3.75 | 3 | 11.25 |
| 6 | Supporting Skill | 79 | B | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | 16 | 53.75 | ||||
| Cummulative GPA for Semester 1 | 3.36 |
Cumulative GPA=Total Grade point/ Total credit unit
Student’s cumulative GPA for Semester 1 = 3.36.
Overall GPA = ∑ Cumulative GPA for each semester / total semester
Table 4(b). Calculation of GPA for semester 2
| No. | Subject | Marks Gained | Grade Letter | Grade Score | Credit Unit | Grade Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myanmar | 92 | A | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | English | 80 | B+ | 3.25 | 3 | 9.75 |
| 3 | Physics | 66 | C+ | 2.25 | 3 | 6.75 |
| 4 | Principle of IT | 78 | B | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Mathematics of Computing | 85 | A- | 3.75 | 3 | 11.25 |
| 6 | Supporting Skill | 88 | A- | 3.75 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Total | 16 | 52.25 | ||||
| Cummulative GPA for Semester 2 | 3.27 | |||||
| Overall GPA | 3.32 |
Student’s cumulative GPA for Semester 2 = 3.32.
