Grading system and assessment
Last modified: 2020. June 04.
Description of the grading system and assessment at Eszterházy Károly Univeristy
Assessing knowledge can take place:
a) written or oral in-class presentations, sit-in written tests, homework assignments
(plan, progress sheet, record)
b) examination (during the exam period)
c) assignment
d) comprehensive examination
e) final examination
There is a five-scale evaluation system:
5 - jeles / Excellent
4 - jó / Good
3 - közepes / Fair
2 - elégséges / Sufficient
1 - elégtelen / Insufficient or Fail
In case of some courses when no grade is awarded we use only Pass/Fail and the three-scale evaluation system is also applied: Excellent (5), Satisfactory (3) and Fail (1).
The student can be given an end-of-term evaluation in case of:
a) seminars based on the student's performance.
b) examination mark (k) is determined on the basis of student performance in the examination or on the overall result of mid-term tests and exam performance.
c) signature (ai): certifying the completion of the requirements.
More information in the Code of Studies and Exams
Credit system
In the credit system, 1 credit is 30 working hours. During an academic year, student shall obtain approximately 60 credits which is 30 credits/semester.
Converting local grades to ECTS grades (for Erasmus+ students):
ECTS Grade | EKU Grades | Definition |
A | 5 | EXCELLENT - outstanding performance with only minor errors |
B | 4 | GOOD - generally sound work with a number of notable errors |
C | 3 | SATISFACTORY - fair but with significant shortcomings |
D | 2 | SUFFICIENT - performance meets the minimum criteria |
E | 2 | PASS - performance meets the minimum criteria |
FX | 1 | FAIL - some more work required before the credit can be awarded |
F | 1 | FAIL - considerable further work is required |
The average academic load per semester is 30 ECTS credits.