Grading System in South Korea

Grading scales:

Post-secondary

Secondary (October 2004–Present)

Secondary (Before October 2004)

Letter Grade (Old)

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Gachon University

Hansei University

Hanyang University

Hanyang University (Alternative)

Kwangwoon University

Kyung Hee University

Letter Grade

Seoul National University

Yonsei University

Grade	Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
A+	95.00 - 100.00		A+
A	90.00 - 94.99		A
A-			A-
B+	85.00 - 89.99		B+
B	80.00 - 84.99		B
B-			B-
C+	75.00 - 79.00		C+
C	70.00 - 74.00		C
C-			C-
D+	65.00 - 69.99		D+
D	60.00 - 64.99		D
D-			D-
F	0.00 - 59.99		F
P		Pass without credit	S
S		Pass with credit	S

The rank is based on the relative position of a student in a class.

Scale	Grade Description	US Grade	Notes
1.00	Rank 1	A+	4%
2.00	Rank 2	A	7%
3.00	Rank 3	B+	12%
4.00	Rank 4	B	17%
5.00	Rank 5	C+	20%
6.00	Rank 6	C	17%
7.00	Rank 7	D+	12%
8.00	Rank 8	D	7%
9.00	Rank 9	F	4%

Grade	Scale	Scale 2	Grade Description	US Grade
Su	90.00 - 100.00	9.00 - 10.00	Outstanding (수)	A
Wu	80.00 - 89.99	7.00 - 8.00	Excellent (우)	A
Mi	70.00 - 79.99	5.00 - 6.00	Average (미)	B
Yang	60.00 - 69.99	3.50 - 4.00	Below Average (양)	C
Ga	0.00 - 59.99	0.00 - 3.00	Poor (가)	D

Grade	Scale	Scale 2	US Grade
A+	4.50	95.00 - 100.00	A+
A0	4.00	90.00 - 94.00	A
B+	3.50	85.00 - 89.00	AB
B0	3.00	80.00 - 84.00	B
C+	2.50	75.00 - 79.00	BC
C0	2.00	70.00 - 74.00	C
D+	1.50	65.00 - 69.00	CD
D0	1.00	60.00 - 64.00	D
D	0.00	0.00 - 59.00	F
P			P

Grade	Scale	Grade Description	US Grade	Notes
A	4.00		A
B	3.00		B
C	2.00		C
D	1.00		D	Lowest Passing Grade
P		Pass	S
F		Fail	F

Grade	Scale	Scale 2	Grade Description	US Grade
A	4.00	90.00 - 100.00	Excellent	A
B	3.00	80.00 - 89.00	Good	B
C	2.00	70.00 - 79.00	Fair	C
P	0.00	70.00 - 100.00	Pass	S
F	0.00	0.00 - 69.00	Fail	F

Grade	Scale	Scale 2	US Grade
A+	4.50	95.00 - 100.00	A+
A0	4.00	90.00 - 94.00	A
B+	3.50	85.00 - 89.00	AB
B0	3.00	80.00 - 84.00	B
C+	2.50	75.00 - 79.00	BC
C0	2.00	70.00 - 74.00	C
D+	1.50	65.00 - 69.00	CD
D0	1.00	60.00 - 64.00	D
F	0.00	0.00 - 59.00	F
S			S

Korea University
Sejong University

Grade	Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
A+	4.30		A+
A0	4.00		A
A-	3.70		A-
B+	3.30		B+
B0	3.00		B
B-	2.70		B-
C+	2.30		C+
C0	2.00		C
C-	1.70		C-
D+	1.30		D+
D0	1.00		D
D-	0.70		D-
F	0.00		F
P		Pass	S
NP		Non-Pass	F

Grade	Scale	Grade Description	US Grade
A+	4.30		A+
A0	4.00		A
A-	3.70		A-
B+	3.30		B+
B0	3.00		B
B-	2.70		B-
C+	2.30		C+
C0	2.00		C
C-	1.70		C-
D+	1.30		D+
D0	1.00		D
D-	0.70		D-
F	0.00		F
P		Pass	S
NP		Non-Pass	F