Social Work

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

This is the Third 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 ranks 2 of 3 in this department by credit load, and averages 4 credits per course. Of those, 2 are Social Work core papers.

Paper-VI: Field Work Education is the only paper this year with a practical, lab or viva component. It is graded in its own right, so it moves 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 8 credits weigh into your overall CGPA.

Social Work Third 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 Third Year result in Social Work. An A+ in Paper-V: Social Research and Statistics is worth more to this year's GPA than an A+ in a 1-credit paper:

• 132101Paper-V: Social Research and Statistics4 credits
• 132103Paper-VI: Field Work Education4 credits

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

1. 1

   Start with the 2 papers you actually sat

   The list above is the exact 2025-2026 Third 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

   1 of these papers (Paper-VI: Field Work Education) 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 Paper-V: Social Research and Statistics paper move the number most

   NU's GPA is credit-weighted, so a 4-credit paper like Paper-V: Social Research and Statistics 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 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 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 Social Work overview or the full NU grading system guide.

The CGPA Formula Applied to Social Work (Third Year)

For the Third 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.