Islamic History & Culture

NU First Year Islamic History & Culture GPA Calculator — Degree (Pass Course) (2025-2026)

This is the First Year calculator for Islamic History & Culture under the Degree (Pass Course) (2025-2026) syllabus at National University Bangladesh. It covers 3 courses worth 12 credit hours — 43% of the 28 credits that make up the full Islamic History & Culture programme. It is the heaviest year of the 3 in this department by credit load, and averages 4 credits per course. Of those, 2 are Islamic History & Culture core papers; 1 is a university-wide common course NU requires across faculties (Functional English).

There is no separate practical or lab paper in this year — every one of the 3 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 12 credits weigh into your overall CGPA.

Islamic History & Culture First Year at a Glance — 2025-2026

Across the full Islamic History & Culture 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 First Year result in Islamic History & Culture. An A+ in Paper-I: Political and Cultural History of Islam (upto 750 A.D) is worth more to this year's GPA than an A+ in a 1-credit paper:

• 111601Paper-I: Political and Cultural History of Islam (upto 750 A.D)4 credits
• 111603Paper-II: Political and Cultural History of Islam (750-1258 A.D)4 credits
• Paper-IFunctional English4 credits

Step-by-Step: How to Calculate Your First Year GPA in Islamic History & Culture

1. 1

   Start with the 3 papers you actually sat

   The list above is the exact 2025-2026 First Year course set for Islamic History & Culture: 2 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 12-credit requirement its correct weighting

   None of this year's 3 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-I: Political and Cultural History of Islam (upto 750 A.D) paper move the number most

   NU's GPA is credit-weighted, so a 4-credit paper like Paper-I: Political and Cultural History of Islam (upto 750 A.D) shifts this year's GPA roughly 33% per grade step — far more than a 1-credit paper does.

4. 4

   Add the other 2 years to get your CGPA

   This First Year contributes 43% of the 28 credits in the full Islamic History & Culture 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 Islamic History & Culture First 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 Islamic History & Culture overview or the full NU grading system guide.

The CGPA Formula Applied to Islamic History & Culture (First Year)

For the First Year of Islamic History & Culture, your GPA is the sum of (Grade Points × Credits) for each of the 3 courses, divided by the total 12 credit hours. Failed courses (F) are counted in the denominator but contribute zero grade points, correctly penalising the GPA as per NU policy.