English (Elective)

NU Third Year English (Elective) GPA Calculator — Degree (Pass Course) (2025-2026)

This is the Third Year calculator for English (Elective) under the Degree (Pass Course) (2025-2026) syllabus at National University Bangladesh. It covers 2 courses worth 8 credit hours — 29% of the 28 credits that make up the full English (Elective) programme. It ranks 2 of 3 in this department by credit load, and averages 4 credits per course. Of those, 2 are English (Elective) core papers.

There is no separate practical or lab paper in this year — every one of the 2 courses is graded on written work alone. 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 8 credits weigh into your overall CGPA.

English (Elective) Third Year at a Glance — 2025-2026

Across the full English (Elective) programme (2025-2026), the 3 academic years carry 28 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 English (Elective). An A+ in Paper-V: Novel is worth more to this year's GPA than an A+ in a 1-credit paper:

• 131101Paper-V: Novel4 credits
• 131103Paper-VI: Literary Criticism and Literary Terms4 credits

Step-by-Step: How to Calculate Your Third Year GPA in English (Elective)

1. 1

   Start with the 2 papers you actually sat

   The list above is the exact 2025-2026 Third Year course set for English (Elective): 2 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 8-credit requirement its correct weighting

   None of this year's 2 papers has a separate practical component, so each grade you enter maps one-to-one onto a written course. The Yearly GPA below updates as soon as a grade is set.

3. 3

   Watch the Paper-V: Novel paper move the number most

   NU's GPA is credit-weighted, so a 4-credit paper like Paper-V: Novel shifts this year's GPA roughly 50% per grade step — far more than a 1-credit paper does.

4. 4

   Add the other 2 years to get your CGPA

   This Third Year contributes 29% of the 28 credits in the full English (Elective) 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 English (Elective) Third Year

Degree (Pass Course) 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 English (Elective) overview or the full NU grading system guide.

The CGPA Formula Applied to English (Elective) (Third Year)

For the Third Year of English (Elective), your GPA is the sum of (Grade Points × Credits) for each of the 2 courses, divided by the total 8 credit hours. Failed courses (F) are counted in the denominator but contribute zero grade points, correctly penalising the GPA as per NU policy.