Geography And Environment

NU Fourth Year Geography And Environment GPA Calculator — BSc Honours (2013-2014)

This is the Fourth Year calculator for Geography And Environment under the BSc Honours (2013-2014) syllabus at National University Bangladesh. It covers 10 courses worth 40 credit hours — 20% of the 200 credits that make up the full Geography And Environment programme. It ranks 2 of 4 in this department by credit load, and averages 4 credits per course. Of those, 9 are Geography And Environment core papers; 1 is a university-wide common course NU requires across faculties (Viva-voce).

2 of the 10 courses carry a practical, lab or viva component (Practical-IV, 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.

Geography And Environment Fourth Year at a Glance — 2013-2014

Across the full Geography And Environment programme (2013-2014), the 4 academic years carry 200 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 Geography And Environment. An A+ in Geographical Thoughts and Concepts is worth more to this year's GPA than an A+ in a 1-credit paper:

• 243201Geographical Thoughts and Concepts4 credits
• 243203Oceanography4 credits
• 243205Geography of Disasters4 credits

Step-by-Step: How to Calculate Your Fourth Year GPA in Geography And Environment

1. 1

   Start with the 10 papers you actually sat

   The list above is the exact 2013-2014 Fourth Year course set for Geography And Environment: 9 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

   2 of these papers (Practical-IV, Viva-voce) 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 Geographical Thoughts and Concepts paper move the number most

   NU's GPA is credit-weighted, so a 4-credit paper like Geographical Thoughts and Concepts 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 20% of the 200 credits in the full Geography And Environment 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 Geography And Environment 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 Geography And Environment overview or the full NU grading system guide.

The CGPA Formula Applied to Geography And Environment (Fourth Year)

For the Fourth Year of Geography And Environment, your GPA is the sum of (Grade Points × Credits) for each of the 10 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.