GPA Scale
UBT records grades on a 5.00-point scale under its Study and Examination Regulations for the University Level. Each course's final percentage mark converts to a letter grade and grade points, from A+ down to E, with a per-course minimum passing mark of 60%.
Source: Study and Examination Regulations for the University Level, Article 28 (5.00 column) and Article 1 (definitions). — verified Aug 2026
How GPA Is Calculated
Semester GPA is total grade points earned divided by total credit hours attempted that semester; cumulative GPA divides total points by total credit hours attempted since enrollment. An Incomplete (IC) grade is excluded from both averages until replaced with a final grade; if not resolved within one further semester it automatically converts to a failing grade and is then counted.
Source: Study and Examination Regulations for the University Level, Articles 1 (definitions) and 24 (Incomplete grade). — verified Aug 2026
Academic Warning and Dismissal
A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.00 (out of 5.00) receives an academic warning. A student is dismissed from the university after at most three consecutive such warnings, though the University Council may grant a fourth chance to raise the cumulative GPA. A student barred from a course's final exam for falling below the minimum attendance rate (no less than 75% of classes) is recorded as failing that course.
Source: Study and Examination Regulations for the University Level, Articles 1, 9, and 20 (5.00 column). — verified Aug 2026
Graduating and Degree Classification
A student graduates after completing the study plan's requirements with a cumulative GPA no lower than "Pass" (2.00 out of 5.00). At graduation, the overall degree classification is based on cumulative GPA: Excellent (4.50–5.00), Very Good (3.75–
Source: Study and Examination Regulations for the University Level, Articles 19 (graduation floor) and 29 (5.00 column). — verified Aug 2026
Graduation Honors
UBT grants First Class Honors to graduates with a cumulative GPA from 4.75 to 5.00 (out of 5.00), and Second Class Honors from 4.25 up to below 4.75 (out of 5.00). Honors require the student to have never failed a course (at UBT or elsewhere), to have finished graduation requirements within the average of the minimum and maximum allowed duration for the college, and to have completed at least 60% of graduation requirements at UBT itself.
Source: Study and Examination Regulations for the University Level, Article 30 (5.00 column). — verified Aug 2026
Transfer Credit
Courses a student completed outside UBT and later equated toward their program — whether transferring in from another university, visiting from another institution, or moving between UBT colleges — are recorded on the academic record but excluded from the student's cumulative GPA.
Source: Study and Examination Regulations for the University Level, Articles 43 and 50 (transfer/visiting-student credit). — verified Aug 2026