Botany

NU Third Year Botany GPA Calculator — BSc Honours (2013-2014)

This is the Third Year calculator for Botany under the BSc Honours (2013-2014) syllabus at National University Bangladesh. It covers 8 courses worth 32 credit hours — 25% of the 128 credits that make up the full Botany programme. It ranks 3 of 4 in this department by credit load, and averages 4 credits per course. Of those, 8 are Botany core papers.

Practical-III is the only paper this year with a practical, lab or viva component. It is graded in its own right, so it moves this year's GPA independently of the theory courses. Enter a grade for each course below and the Yearly GPA updates as you go; switch to another year tab to see how this year's 32 credits weigh into your overall CGPA.

Botany Third Year at a Glance — 2013-2014

Across the full Botany programme (2013-2014), the 4 academic years carry 128 credits in total. Here is how the credit load is distributed — the year you are on is highlighted:

Because NU's GPA is credit-weighted, the papers below have the largest single effect on your Third Year result in Botany. An A+ in Gymnosperm, Paleobotany and Palynology is worth more to this year's GPA than an A+ in a 1-credit paper:

• 233001Gymnosperm, Paleobotany and Palynology4 credits
• 233003Plant Physiology and Plant Nutrition4 credits
• 233005Plant Biochemistry4 credits

Step-by-Step: How to Calculate Your Third Year GPA in Botany

1. 1

   Start with the 8 papers you actually sat

   The list above is the exact 2013-2014 Third Year course set for Botany: 8 core, 0 allied and 0 university-wide common papers. Use the Grade column to set your result (A+ through F) for each one.

2. 2

   Give the 32-credit requirement its correct weighting

   1 of these papers (Practical-III) are practical or lab courses graded in their own right. Enter them separately — omitting a practical understates this year's GPA and every CGPA built on it.

3. 3

   Watch the Gymnosperm, Paleobotany and Palynology paper move the number most

   NU's GPA is credit-weighted, so a 4-credit paper like Gymnosperm, Paleobotany and Palynology shifts this year's GPA roughly 13% per grade step — far more than a 1-credit paper does.

4. 4

   Add the other 3 years to get your CGPA

   This Third Year contributes 25% of the 128 credits in the full Botany programme. Switch year tabs to grade the rest — the Overall CGPA at the bottom accounts for every year you have entered.

Grade Points Used for Botany Third Year

BSc Honours is graded on NU's standard 4.00 scale: A+ 4.00, A 3.75, A− 3.50, B+ 3.25, B 3.00, B− 2.75, C+ 2.50, C 2.25, D 2.00, F 0.00. Below 40% is an F, which still counts its 4 credits in the denominator.

Need the exact mark ranges? See the Botany overview or the full NU grading system guide.

The CGPA Formula Applied to Botany (Third Year)

For the Third Year of Botany, your GPA is the sum of (Grade Points × Credits) for each of the 8 courses, divided by the total 32 credit hours. Failed courses (F) are counted in the denominator but contribute zero grade points, correctly penalising the GPA as per NU policy.