Grading System in South Korea

South Korea GPA calculator

Grading scales:



Post-secondary

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

Secondary (October 2004–Present)

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%

Secondary (Before October 2004)

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

Letter Grade (Old)

Grade Scale US Grade
A 90.00 - 100.00 A
B 80.00 - 89.99 B
C 70.00 - 79.99 C
D 60.00 - 69.99 D
F 0.00 - 59.99 F
P S

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Scale US Grade
6.00 - 7.00 A
5.00 - 5.99 B
4.00 - 4.99 C
3.00 - 3.99 D
1.00 - 2.99 F
0.00 - 0.99 F

Gachon University

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

Hansei University

Grade Scale US Grade
A+ 4.50 - 4.50 A+
A 4.00 - 4.00 A
B+ 3.50 - 3.50 AB
B 3.00 - 3.00 B
C+ 2.50 - 2.50 BC
C 2.00 - 2.00 C
F 0.00 - 1.99 F


Hanyang University

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

Hanyang University (Alternative)

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

Kwangwoon University

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

Kyung Hee University

Grade Scale US Grade
A+ 100.00 A+
A0 96.00 - 99.00 A
A- 93.00 - 95.00 A-
B+ 89.00 - 92.00 B+
B0 86.00 - 88.00 B
B- 83.00 - 85.00 B-
C+ 79.00 - 82.00 C+
C0 76.00 - 78.00 C
C- 73.00 - 75.00 C-
D+ 69.00 - 72.00 D+
D0 66.00 - 68.00 D
D- 63.00 - 65.00 D-
F 0.00 - 62.00 F

Letter Grade

Korea University
Sejong University

Grade Scale US Grade
A+ 95.00 - 100.00 A+
A 90.00 - 94.99 A
B+ 85.00 - 89.99 AB
B 80.00 - 84.99 B
C+ 75.00 - 79.99 BC
C 70.00 - 74.99 C
D+ 65.00 - 69.99 CD
D 60.00 - 64.99 D
F 0.00 - 59.99 F

Seoul National 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

Yonsei 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



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