UAE grading system
In the United Arab Emirates, most universities use US-style letter grades; at United Arab Emirates University they run from A (90–100%, best) to F (below 60%), and D (60–63%) is the lowest pass.
Example · Credit-weighted average of 3 courses
Between B+ and A−
Your institution’s rule on rounding decides which grade goes on your record. D is the lowest pass.
3 courses, 15 credits.
University grades: A to F
Undergraduate courses at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). Other universities in the UAE use similar letters with their own percentages and points, so the legend on the transcript decides.
| Grade | Meaning | Marks | Pass? |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | excellent | 90–100% | Pass |
| A− | excellent (lower) | 87–89% | Pass |
| B+ | very good (upper) | 84–86% | Pass |
| B | very good | 80–83% | Pass |
| B− | very good (lower) | 77–79% | Pass |
| C+ | good (upper) | 74–76% | Pass |
| C | good | 70–73% | Pass |
| C− | good (lower) | 67–69% | Pass |
| D+ | pass (upper) | 64–66% | Pass |
| D | pass | 60–63% | Pass |
| F | fail | 0–59% | Fail |
UAE grades and a US GPA
This page gives no US equivalents for UAE 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 the United Arab Emirates
- Most universities and colleges in the UAE grade on a system similar to the US one, with letter grades and a 4.0 grade point average.
- At UAEU the GPA is weighted by credit hours and reported to two decimal places.
- UAEU undergraduates who have earned at least 36 credits and have a term GPA of 3.60 or higher make the Dean's List.
- Foundation courses at UAEU are graded pass or no pass, need the equivalent of 60% to pass, and do not count in the GPA.
- Government schools follow the Ministry of Education's grading, while many private schools use the grading of the country whose curriculum they teach.
Sources: Wikipedia, Grading systems by country: United Arab Emirates; United Arab Emirates University, Policy AE-04: Grades and Grading; United Arab Emirates University, Admission and Registration Policies Manual: 4. Grades and Grading.