Social Work

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

This is the Second Year calculator for Social Work 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 Social Work programme. It is the lightest year of the 3 in this department by credit load, and averages 4 credits per course. Of those, 2 are Social Work 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.

Social Work Second 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 Second Year result in Social Work. An A+ in Paper-III: Social Policy, Planning and Social Welfare Services in Bangladesh is worth more to this year's GPA than an A+ in a 1-credit paper:

• 122101Paper-III: Social Policy, Planning and Social Welfare Services in Bangladesh4 credits
• 122103Paper-IV: Methods of Social Work4 credits

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

1. 1

   Start with the 2 papers you actually sat

   The list above is the exact 2025-2026 Second Year course set for Social Work: 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-III: Social Policy, Planning and Social Welfare Services in Bangladesh paper move the number most

   NU's GPA is credit-weighted, so a 4-credit paper like Paper-III: Social Policy, Planning and Social Welfare Services in Bangladesh 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 Second Year contributes 29% 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 Second 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 (Second Year)

For the Second Year of Social Work, 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.