WENR

Bologna Country Update: Sweden

Legislative Framework

1. Easily Readable and Comparable Degrees

2. Degree Structure

Current degree structure for general degrees:

3. Credit Transfer

Swedish Higher Education Grading Scale*
Swedish Official Grading Scale Expanded Grading Scale (Bus Courses Only) ECTS Grading Scale Percentage of Successful Students Normally Achieving the Grade Description
9,8 A 10% EXCELLENT: outstanding performance with only minor errors
High Pass 8,7 B 25% VERY GOOD: above average, but with some errors
C 30% GOOD: generally sound work, with a number of notable errors
6 D 25% SATISFACTORY: fair, but with significant shortcomings
Pass 5 E 10% SUFFICIENT: performance meets the minimum criteria
Fail 4 FX FAIL: some more work required before the credit can be awarded
3,2,1 F FAIL: considerable further work required

*Lund University, Business Equivalencies

4. Mobility

5. Quality Assurance

6. Promotion of European Dimensions in Higher Education


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