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KNUST Grading System
KNUST classifies degrees on one number — the Cumulative Weighted Average of your percentage marks. There are no grade points anywhere in the system. Everything below is from the University's Regulations for undergraduate degree programmes.
Class bands (§12(ii))
| Class | CWA |
|---|---|
| First Class | 70.00 or above |
| Second Class (Upper Division) | 60.00–69.99 |
| Second Class (Lower Division) | 50.00–59.99 |
| Pass | 45.00–49.99 |
Diploma and certificate programmes classify differently under §12(iii) — Distinction at 70 or above, Pass 45–69.99. This page and the calculators cover the degree rules.
Standing rules that sit under the bands
- Graduation minimum (§12(i)(b)): 45.00. Below it, there is no degree to classify.
- Probation (§10): a CWA of 40.00–44.99 at the end of the second semester (years 1–3) puts a student on probation; below 40.00 the Regulations set out repetition and withdrawal paths.
- Course pass mark: 40%. A course below it is trailed — carried and re-sat. Its mark still counts in the CWA.
- Deferred courses count for nothing until completed: the Regulations state deferred credits are not loaded against the student.
Course letter bands (orientation only)
Individual courses are lettered A 70–100 · B 60–69 · C 50–59 · D 40–49 · F 0–39 (as published on the University's college pages), and assessment is typically weighted 70% end-of-semester examination to 30% continuous assessment. The letters help you read a transcript; they never enter the CWA arithmetic — the percentage marks do, weighted by credits. This is precisely where the "First Class = 80" confusion creeps in: 80 is the A-band floor at UG and UCC, not a KNUST class line. The 70-or-80 guide settles it from §12.