Norwegian Academy of Music
P.O.Box 5190 Majorstua
Slemdalsveien 11
NO- 0302 Oslo
NORWAY

Telephone: + 47 23 36 70 00
Fax: + 47 23 36 70 01
Email: mh@nmh.no

Grading system

Published: 06. May 2008

Grading scheme

Courses are graded from A to F, where A is the highest grade and E is the lowest passing grade.

In addition there are ungraded courses that are marked with a general Passed/Failed mark.

 

Grade distribution system

 


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General, qualitative description of valuation criteria
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.