Kampala International University KIU Grading System

Grading of Courses

(a) Each course shall be graded out of a maximum of one hundred (100) marks and assigned appropriate letter grades and grade point average as follows:

Kampala International University Bachelor of Law Grading System

Marks	Letter Grade	Grade Point Average
80 – 100	A	5.0
75 – 79.9	B+	4.5
70 – 74.9	B	4.0
65 – 69.9	B-	3.5
60 – 64.9	C+	3.0
55 – 59.0	C	2.5
50 – 54.9	C-	2.0
45 – 49.9	D+	1.5
40 – 44.9	D	1.0
35 – 39.9	D-	0.5
Below 35	E	0

(b) The course pass grade is 2.0
(c) No credit unit shall be awarded for any course in which a student fails.

Kampala International University Bachelor of Law Grading System Pass Grades and Passing
The pass Kampala International University grading system for any course is 2.0.

A student shall be required to maintain a minimum of 2.0 in each course taken to progress. Students who fail a core course may progress on probation (promotion under warning).

A student who obtains a Grade Point Average (GPA) of less than 2.0 shall fail the semester and shall be required to re-do (repeat) that semester.

Receipt of two probations on the same core course or receipt of two consecutive re-dos based on a Grade Point Average shall result in automatic discontinuation from the course.
There are no supplementary or special examinations in any course of the Law Programme. However, a student may retake any course when it is offered again to pass it if the student has failed it before.

A student who wants to improve the grade if the first grade was low (the transcript shall indicate so if done), shall have to apply to the Director of Academic Affairs through the Dean’s School of Law for permission to do so.