Mauritian grading system
At the University of Mauritius, modules are marked out of 100 and graded A+ (80 and above) to F (below 40), and 40% (grade D) is the lowest pass in most programmes.
Example · Credit-weighted average of 3 courses
4.00 grade points
A pass: 70 ≤ x < 80 of the marks. 40% is the lowest pass.
3 courses, 15 credits. Your institution’s own rules on rounding or cutting off decimals decide the grade on your record.
University grades: A+ to F (0 to 100%)
Undergraduate and taught postgraduate modules at the University of Mauritius. Each grade carries grade points (A+ and A both 4.00), but the class of degree is worked out from the percentage marks.
| Grade | Meaning | Marks | Pass? |
|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | 4.00 grade points | x ≥ 80 | Pass |
| A | 4.00 grade points | 70 ≤ x < 80 | Pass |
| B | 3.00 grade points | 60 ≤ x < 70 | Pass |
| C | 2.00 grade points | 50 ≤ x < 60 | Pass |
| D | 1.00 grade point; lowest pass | 40 ≤ x < 50 | Pass |
| F | fail; no credits or grade points | x < 40 | Fail |
Mauritian grades and a US GPA
This page gives no US equivalents for Mauritian 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 Mauritius
- Programmes with a 50% pass mark have no grade D, so any mark below 50 is an F.
- The class of degree rests on the final CPA, the credit-weighted average of module marks: first class from 70, second class first division from 60, second class second division from 50, third class from 45 and a pass from 40, while programmes with a 50% pass mark stop at the second class, second division.
- Failed modules stay in the CPA, so a fail pulls the average down.
- A student moves on to the next year with a CPA of at least 40, or 50 in some programmes.
- A passed resit is recorded at the minimum pass mark, and the earlier mark leaves the CPA.
Sources: University of Mauritius, Regulations 2026–2027, Chapter 4: Assessment, Progression and Award.