There are two grading systems used in Italy:
To someone familiar with both the Italian and the U.S. college systems, Italian grades are best translated into American grades (and vice versa) according to the following table:
Scuola primaria, scuola secondaria di primo e secondo grado
In Italian primary and secondary school a 10-point scale is used, 6 being the minimum grade for passing.
There has been a push in recent years to uniform the system to the 0–10 scale. A grade below 6 is considered insufficient, while a grade below 4 is considered to be extremely insufficient.
In high school, if a student, at the end of the year, reports an insufficient grade average in a certain subject (5 or below), they have to take a reparatory exam before the next school year begins; if the result of the reparatory exam is again not sufficient, the student cannot pass to the next year and will have to repeat it. A student who, at the end of the year, has more than 3 insufficient subjects will not pass to the subsequent class and will have to repeat the year.
+ ECTS grading Scale ECTS Grade % of successful students Corresponding Italian grades A-A+ 95%-100% 9,5-10 A- 90%-95% 9-9,5 B+ 80%-90% 8-9 C 60%-80% 6-8 E 50%-60% 5-6 F-Fx 0%-50% 1-5
University For ordinary exams, universities in Italy use a 30-point scale that can be divided into failing (0 to 17) and passing (18 to 30 cum laude) grades. For final assessment of the entire degree, a 110-point scale is used, which is divided into two as well, with 66 being the minimum for a degree to be awarded. The 110-point scale incorporates scores both on course exams and for the final thesis. For outstanding results, lode, "praise" or "cum laude," is added to the maximum grade. 30L means 30 cum laude in Latin, 30 con lode in Italian, and 30 with honors in English. Some Universities in Italy used a 100-point scale instead of 110.
The table is purely indicative: there are significant differences between different universities and above all between bachelor's and master's degrees. The grades received by master's degree students are statistically higher than those received by bachelor's degrees.
+ Italian grades with corresponding ECTS and United States grading Italian grades ECTS Grade ECTS Definition % of successful students U.S. Grade U.S. Definition 26–30, 30 con Lode A Excellent 5% Excellent 21–25 B Very Good 10% Good 19–21 C Good 20% Satisfactory 18 D Satisfactory 40% D Passing 14–17 FxFail E or F Fail 0–13 F
Italian grade conversion tables for Erasmus Belgium +Conversion table for Erasmus grades ItalyBelgium30 cum laudeover 163015–162914281327122611,5252411232210,52120191810
Denmark +Conversion table for Erasmus grades ItalyDenmark30 cum laude12302911,9–102827269,9–72524236,9–42221203,9–21918
Finland +Conversion table for Erasmus grades ItalyFinland30 cum laude90–100 or 5302980–89 or 428272670–79 or 325242360–69 or 222212050–59 or 11918
France +Conversion table for Erasmus grades ItalyFrance30 cum laudeover 163015–162914281327122611,5252411232210,52120191810
Germany +Conversion table for Erasmus grades ItalyGermany30 cum laude< 1.0301.0291.3281.5271.7262.0252.3242.5232.7223.0213.3203.5193.7184.0
Hungary +Conversion table for Erasmus grades ItalyHungary30529282726425242322321201921818>1
Ireland +Conversion table for Erasmus grades ItalyIreland30 cum laudeA3029B+28B27B-26C+25C24C-23D+22D2120D-1918
Romania +Conversion table for Erasmus grades ItalyRomania30 cum laude103092928827267252462322215201918
The Netherlands +Conversion table for Erasmus grades ItalyThe Netherlands30 cum laude10+309.3–102928278.3–92625246–8232221201918
Portugal +Conversion table for Erasmus grades ItalyPortugal30 cum laude19–203017–182914–1628272612–1325242310–112221201918
Spain +Conversion table for Erasmus grades ItalySpain 30 cum laude1030929288–727262524236–52221201918
United Kingdom +Conversion table for Erasmus grades ItalyUnited Kingdom30 cum laudeA3029B128B227B326C125C224C323D122D22120D31918
See also University training credit (CFU) Latin honors Honours degree
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