Grading Requirements (Regular Assessment and Coursework)

Welcome to the MBA Grading Requirements! Understanding the grading requirements and assessment structure is essential for academic success, as shown in the comprehensive overview below of how students’ performance will be evaluated throughout the semester.

Academic Program: MBA

Grading Structure:

  • Total Points per Course: 100

Discussions, projects, case studies, and/or presentations:

  • Conducted via Moodle, accounting for 60% of the total grade.
  • Should accommodate different time zones
  • Limited to one project/case study and one presentation per course.
  • Students may record presentations if they cannot present live.
  • In case any student is at risk of failing this assessment, the professor should contact them to help the student make adjustments in their project/case study and resubmit it.

Assessments:

  • Up to 5 open-book assignments or quizzes totaling 20%, or one open-book midterm exam worth 20%.

Final Assessment:

  • An open-book final exam will weigh 20% and will take place at the end of the semester.

Notes:

  • All coursework will be conducted on the University’s platform (Moodle). Each required coursework assessment will be open for students for at least 7 days.
  • Instructors will obtain all necessary resources for coursework from the McGraw-Hill account provided by the University on Moodle.
  • For a detailed evaluation procedure, please refer to the table below.
Assignment Possible Points
Discussions, Projects, Case Studies, and/or Presentations
60
Open-book Assignments/ Quizzes/ Midterm Exam
20
Open-book Final Exam
20
Total
100

Evaluation Due Date:

All assignments, quizzes, coursework, or any other assessment of a similar nature will be evaluated within 21 days maximum.

Minimum Requirements for Each Course:

Students must meet the minimum requirements for all courses respectively while fulfilling the program’s graduation conditions. Students who failed a course or cannot graduate due to their lack of grades should retake and pass the courses with the lowest required grade to achieve the graduation requirements.

Below are the minimum requirements for each course type and the academic program as a whole:

Course Type Minimum Attendance Rate Minimum Grade
CORE/ELECTIVE
50%
C-, 70%, 1.67
THESIS
50%
C-, 70%, 1.67
MBA
50%
1.67 C GPA

Graduate Grading Table:

Score Range Grade Grade Points Points Meaning
96-100%
A
4.00
Excellent
90-95
A-
3.67
Excellent
87-89
B+
3.33
Excellent
83-86
B
3.00
Good
80-82
B-
2.67
Good
77-79
C+
2.33
Good
73-76
C
2.00
Good
70-72
C-
1.67
Minimum Pass
<70%
F
0.00
Fail