Faculty of Engineering

Undergraduate Office

Student Information:

CAP & Honours Classification (includes CAP Calculator)

 

 Relationship between Letter Grades and Grade Points
Letter Grade A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C D+ D F
Grade Point 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.0
 

 Formula to calculate CAP (Cumulative Average Point)

CAP = (Σ  MCi x GPi) / (Σ  MCi)

Click here for the CAP Calculator.

   

 Honors Classification

 

Class of Honors CAP Cut-Offs
First Class 4.5 and above, plus at least an ‘A minus’ in the Final Year Project
Second Class (Upper) 4.0 to 4.49
Second Class (Lower) 3.5 to 3.99
Third Class 3.2 to 3.49
Pass 2.0 to 3.19
Fail Below 2.0
 
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