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Hi,
Could someone tell me what grades (A, B, B-, B+, etc) are in terms of pass, merit and distinction?
Thanks.

Hi Shells,

The meaning of letter grades cha change university to univsrsity. But, I've found that usually
A+ = 90-100%
A = 80-90% = High Distinction
B = 70-80% = Distinction
C = 60-70% = Credit
P = 50% = Pass

Hope this helps.

Thanks. I got a B- in certain assignments. What would that be?

My guess is that a B- would be something between 75-80%. But you should check with your university, as they can vary.

I really disagree with the advice being offered here. The degree classification equivalent will depend on the alphabetic grading scheme in operation at the particular university. A B- is certainly not distinction standard, I'm not even sure that a B+ is (depends on your subject too.) Give us a bit more info, although its doubtful that anyone can properly convert them.

Usually my university does not grade assignments in this way (percentages are usually used). In the past couple of weeks this method is being used. It's a quantitative degree.

At the university I work in, the one where I did my MA, and the university I did my MSc in (and am now doing my PhD) distinctions are A (over 70), merits B (over 60) and pass is everything else. You need to be careful about making comparisons across univerisities (in particular across countries) as in some place marks in the 80+ range are the norm whereas in other places it is almost impossible to get anything higher than a 75 (this is based on my experience of teaching international exchange students - Erasmus and others) who are devastated when they get a mark of 75 becuase in their country that is a very low mark whereas in teh UK it is an A and a good mark. Fortunately for them when grades are transferred into international credits it is the letter that translates so they get their A which then translates to something like 90 at home.

Your university shoudl have guidelines in their regulations which can tell you what the marks mean there.