Kosovo grading system
In Kosovo, 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
shkëlqyeshëm (excellent) either way: 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
Exams at the University of Prishtina and other Kosovo universities.
| Grade | On the transcript | Meaning | Pass? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | shkëlqyeshëm | excellent | Pass |
| 9 | shkëlqyeshëm | excellent | Pass |
| 8 | shumë mirë | very good | Pass |
| 7 | mirë | good | Pass |
| 6 | mjaftueshëm | sufficient | Pass |
| 5 | pamjaftueshëm | insufficient | Fail |
School grades: 1 to 5
Primary and secondary schools in Kosovo.
| Grade | On the transcript | Meaning | Pass? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | shkëlqyeshëm | excellent | Pass |
| 4 | shumë mirë | very good | Pass |
| 3 | mirë | good | Pass |
| 2 | mjaftueshëm | sufficient | Pass |
| 1 | dobët | fail | Fail |
Kosovo grades and a US GPA
This page gives no US equivalents for Kosovo 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 Kosovo
- At the University of Prishtina, 9 and 10 share the same word, shkëlqyeshëm (excellent), and any grade from 6 to 10 passes the exam.
- The university's senate sets the detailed rules for awarding each grade, such as the points an exam needs for a 6 or a 10.
Sources: Wikipedia, Grading systems by country: Kosovo; University of Prishtina, Statute of the University of Prishtina, article 109.