Academic grading in Svalbard
Academic grading in Svalbard is performed at the University Centre in Svalbard and at the Longyearbyen School.
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The main building of the University Centre in Svalbard.
The University Center of Svalbard use the same university grading system as in mainland Norway:[1]
Symbol | Description | General, qualitative description of valuation criteria |
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A | Excellent | An excellent performance, clearly outstanding. The candidate demonstrates excellent judgement and a high degree of independent thinking. |
B | Very good | A very good performance. The candidate demonstrates sound judgement and a very good degree of independent thinking. |
C | Good | A good performance in most areas. The candidate demonstrates a reasonable degree of judgement and independent thinking in the most important areas. |
D | Satisfactory | A satisfactory performance, but with significant shortcomings. The candidate demonstrates a limited degree of judgement and independent thinking. |
E | Sufficient | A performance that meets the minimum criteria, but no more. The candidate demonstrates a very limited degree of judgement and independent thinking. |
F | Fail | A performance that does not meet the minimum academic criteria. The candidate demonstrates an absence of both judgement and independent thinking. |
There are no universities in the Russian-speaking areas of Svalbard.
References
- "University Centre of Svalbard exam regulations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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