Chemistry

NU Fourth Year Chemistry GPA Calculator — BSc Honours (2013-2014)

This is the Fourth Year calculator for Chemistry under the BSc Honours (2013-2014) syllabus at National University Bangladesh. It covers 11 courses worth 40 credit hours — 31% of the 128 credits that make up the full Chemistry programme. It is the heaviest year of the 4 in this department by credit load, and averages 3.6 credits per course. Of those, 10 are Chemistry core papers; 1 is a university-wide common course NU requires across faculties (Viva-voce).

3 of the 11 courses carry a practical, lab or viva component (Practical Chemistry (Organic), Practical Chemistry (Industrial), Viva-voce). They are graded as papers in their own right, so they move 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 40 credits weigh into your overall CGPA.

Chemistry Fourth Year at a Glance — 2013-2014

Across the full Chemistry 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 Fourth Year result in Chemistry. An A+ in Physical Chemistry-IV is worth more to this year's GPA than an A+ in a 1-credit paper:

• 242801Physical Chemistry-IV4 credits
• 242803Selected Topics in Organic Chemistry4 credits
• 242805Selected Topics in Inorganic Chemistry4 credits

Step-by-Step: How to Calculate Your Fourth Year GPA in Chemistry

1. 1

   Start with the 11 papers you actually sat

   The list above is the exact 2013-2014 Fourth Year course set for Chemistry: 10 core, 0 allied and 1 university-wide common papers. Use the Grade column to set your result (A+ through F) for each one.

2. 2

   Give the 40-credit requirement its correct weighting

   3 of these papers (Practical Chemistry (Organic), Practical Chemistry (Industrial) and others) 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 Physical Chemistry-IV paper move the number most

   NU's GPA is credit-weighted, so a 4-credit paper like Physical Chemistry-IV shifts this year's GPA roughly 10% per grade step — far more than a 1-credit paper does.

4. 4

   Add the other 3 years to get your CGPA

   This Fourth Year contributes 31% of the 128 credits in the full Chemistry 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 Chemistry Fourth 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 Chemistry overview or the full NU grading system guide.

The CGPA Formula Applied to Chemistry (Fourth Year)

For the Fourth Year of Chemistry, your GPA is the sum of (Grade Points × Credits) for each of the 11 courses, divided by the total 40 credit hours. Failed courses (F) are counted in the denominator but contribute zero grade points, correctly penalising the GPA as per NU policy.