Social Work

NU First Year Social Work GPA Calculator — Degree (Pass Course) (2025-2026)

This is the First Year calculator for Social Work 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 Social Work 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 Social Work 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.

Social Work First Year at a Glance — 2025-2026

Across the full Social Work 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 Social Work. An A+ in Paper-I: History and Philosophy of Social Work is worth more to this year's GPA than an A+ in a 1-credit paper:

• 112101Paper-I: History and Philosophy of Social Work4 credits
• 112103Paper-II: Needs and Social Problems of Bangladesh4 credits
• Paper-IFunctional English4 credits

Step-by-Step: How to Calculate Your First Year GPA in Social Work

1. 1

   Start with the 3 papers you actually sat

   The list above is the exact 2025-2026 First Year course set for Social Work: 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: History and Philosophy of Social Work paper move the number most

   NU's GPA is credit-weighted, so a 4-credit paper like Paper-I: History and Philosophy of Social Work 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 Social Work 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 Social Work 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 Social Work overview or the full NU grading system guide.

The CGPA Formula Applied to Social Work (First Year)

For the First Year of Social Work, 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.