What Grade do you need to get a credit in a course? - MacInsiders - Student-run McMaster University Help Forum

10-31-2013 at 01:56 PM

To pass a course and like have on your transcript that you have a credit in a course (say like Math 1LS3) do you just have to pass/ get 50%+ or is it 60%+ etc.
Thanks

10-31-2013 at 02:13 PM

50 is needed for credit

10-31-2013 at 03:08 PM

50% is equivalent to a 1. Anything lower is a 0, which is a fail.

However, each faculty requires an overall average to be maintained. Ie, Engineering requires a 4.0 overall CGPA (which is a 60%). If it falls below that, you will be put on academic probation. And I think anything lower than 3.0, you get kicked out of Mac

tsmith · 11-01-2013 at 01:22 AM

50% for credit in any one course, but you need a 60% (3.5) average to stay in university, 67 to stay in most Honours programs (6 to stay in 5.5 for probation) and 70+ (7+) often higher for admittance to many graduate programs. Professional schools like medicine or law will require AT LEAST 80+ (10+).