Practical Example
The following table exemplifies the application of the statistical distribution analysis to convert a grading system to the ECTS scale. It refers to the Faculty of Law of the University of Regensburg. The original table can be found on the Akademisches Auslandsamt - Uni Regensburg ECTS Grading page. Compared to the above table though, the result seems unnecessarily harsh (only the best 4.18% of passing students get an A compared to 10% above and to get a B one would still have to be within the best 20%, not the best 35% as above, and so on).
| Law Grade | Definition (according to exam regulations for German law students) |
Percentage of students achieving the grade in the First State Exam | ECTS Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 – 16 = sehr gut | A particularly outstanding achievement | 0,30% | A |
| 15 – 13 = gut | An achievement that lies significantly above the average standard | 2,65% | |
| 12 – 10 = vollbefriedigend | An achievement that surpasses the average standard | 10,94% | B |
| 9 – 7 = befriedigend | An achievement that fulfills the average standard | 26,90% | C |
| 6 – 5 = ausreichend | An achievement that fulfills the average standard despite deficiencies | 29,81% | D |
| 4 = ausreichend | E | ||
| 3 – 1 = mangelhaft | An achievement that suffers considerably from deficiencies, as a whole no longer useful | 29,38% | FX |
| 0 = ungenügend | Indescribably bad performance, total absence or failure to take any exams or do any work. | F |
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