Danish Grading Scale

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The 7-point grading scale used at Danish Universities:

The grading system used in all Danish State-regulated education as from August 2007 is the 7-point grading
scale, including vocational education and training. The grading scale is compatible with the ECTS-grading
scale.

Grade Description ECTS


12 For an excellent performance A Satisfactory/Pass
displaying a high level of command of
all aspects of the relevant material,
with no or only few minor weaknesses.
10 For a very good performance displaying B
a high level of command of most
aspects of the relevant material, with
no or minor weaknesses.
7 For a good performance displaying a C
good command of the relevant material
but also some weaknesses.
4 For a fair performance displaying some D
command of the relevant material but
also some major weaknesses.
02 For a performance meeting only the E
minimum requirements for acceptance.
00 For a performance which does not Fx Unsatisfactory/Fail
meet the minimum requirements for
acceptance.
-3 For a performance which is F
unacceptable in all aspects.

The individual student’s performance is assessed according to the extent to which the specific academic
goals are met for the specific subject or course (absolute grading method). The relative grading method (for
example, grading on a curve) is not used.

Apart from the 7-point grading scale, pass/fail assessment may also be used.
02 is the minimum grade for passing an exam.

If the student does not attend an exam for which he was registered, the transcript will show ‘Absent’.
CBS grade distribution for the academic year 2022/23:

Undergraduate
Grade -3 0 02 4 7 10 12 Total Average grade
Number given 2578 2717 3202 7044 14292 15151 10511 55495 7,3
Percentage 5% 5% 6% 13% 26% 27% 19% 100%

Graduate
Grade -3 0 02 4 7 10 12 Total Average grade
Number given 2166 716 1151 3639 8662 10163 8121 34618 7,8
Percentage 6% 2% 3% 11% 25% 29% 23% 100%

The calculation is based on the majority of the grades given at all study programmes at Copenhagen Business
School during the academic year 2022-23 including grades given for bachelor’s and master’s theses and
courses taken at the CBS International Summer University Programme.

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