Bosnian grading system
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, university grades run from 10 (best) to 5, and 6 is the lowest pass. School grades: 1 to 5, lowest pass 2.
Example · Credit-weighted average of 3 courses
Between 9 and 10
odličan (excellent) or odličan, ističe se (exceptional): your institution’s rule on rounding decides which grade goes on your record. 6 is the lowest pass.
3 courses, 15 credits.
University grades: 5 to 10
Bachelor's and master's courses at universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Grade | On the transcript | Meaning | Marks | Pass? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | odličan, ističe se | exceptional | 95–100% | Pass |
| 9 | odličan | excellent | 85–94% | Pass |
| 8 | vrlo dobar | very good | 75–84% | Pass |
| 7 | dobar | good | 65–74% | Pass |
| 6 | dovoljan | sufficient | 55–64% | Pass |
| 5 | nedovoljan | insufficient | 0–54% | Fail |
School grades: 1 to 5
Primary and secondary schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| Grade | On the transcript | Meaning | Pass? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | odličan | excellent | Pass |
| 4 | vrlo dobar | very good | Pass |
| 3 | dobar | good | Pass |
| 2 | dovoljan | sufficient | Pass |
| 1 | nedovoljan | insufficient | Fail |
Bosnian grades and a US GPA
This page gives no US equivalents for Bosnian grades: we found no table for them on Wikipedia or from an official source, and we do not make one up. A US university reads a foreign transcript itself or through the credential evaluation service it names, and its conversion is the one that counts.
Send your grades as they are, with the scale above. When a form asks for your average, give it on your own scale and say which scale it is: the converter’s average does exactly that, weighted by credits when you enter them.
What to know about grades in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- A university course needs at least 55 points out of 100 for the lowest pass, a 6, and 95 or more for a 10.
- Both scales come from the former Yugoslavia and work the same way as Serbia's: 6 is the lowest pass at university and 2 at school.
Sources: Wikipedia, Academic grading in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Wikipedia, Grading systems by country: Bosnia and Herzegovina.