Nanyang Polytechnic
GPA calculator
Quick answer: NYP grades each learning unit on a 4.0 scale and averages the grade points weighted by credit value, counting only units that carry a grade point. Attendance below 75% caps a passed unit at D (1.0), and the Diploma with Merit goes to the top 10% of a course’s graduates — not to a fixed GPA.
NYP GPA calculator
How NYP calculates your GPA
GPA = sum of (learning unit grade point × credit value) ÷ sum of credit values, including only learning units with a grade point.
NYP’s handbook does not say how a failed unit and its repeat are both counted; use the GPA on your results slip as the authority.
Each learning unit carries a credit value; it is shown on your results in the NYP portal.
Grade points
| Grade | Grade point | Marks or meaning |
|---|---|---|
| DIST | 4.0 | Distinction, awarded by the Assessment Board |
| A | 4.0 | 80% and above |
| B+ | 3.5 | 75% to <80% |
| B | 3.0 | 70% to <75% |
| C+ | 2.5 | 65% to <70% |
| C | 2.0 | 60% to <65% |
| D+ | 1.5 | 55% to <60% |
| D | 1.0 | 50% to <55% |
| NGP | 1.0 | Non-graded Pass |
| F | 0.0 | Below 50% |
| DEB | 0.0 | Debarred |
P (Pass/Fail units), CP, NCP, SP, SF, AEG, AUD, DEF, EX, TRF, WDC and WDL carry no grade point — leave them out. Credits transferred with a grade, TRF(Grade), carry 1.0 to 4.0.
Diploma awards
NYP awards the Diploma with Merit to graduates in the top 10% of their diploma course who have not failed any module, chosen by the Assessment Board. The Director’s List each semester takes the top 15% of the cohort carrying a full study load (or at least 80% of one after credit transfer) with no failed module. Both are rank-based, so no GPA cut-off can be given.
Distinctions and attendance
A learning unit distinction (DIST) needs a Grade A on the first attempt and is capped at the top 5% of students taking the unit. If attendance in a unit falls below 75%, a pass in that unit is capped at D (50 marks, 1.0 grade point).
Repeats, removal and candidature
A failed core unit must be repeated; a failed elective can be repeated (up to two times) or replaced. A student can be removed for failing a core unit again on the repeat, or for a GPA below 0.8 in two consecutive semesters. The maximum candidature is twice the normal course length or one extra year, whichever is longer.
Converting to a US GPA or a percentage
The mark ranges above turn a module mark into a letter grade. NYP publishes no formula for turning a cumulative GPA into a percentage. The site’s Singapore-to-US converter is built for university grades on the 5.0 scale, so it is not applied to polytechnic GPAs.
Contact
| Office | Nanyang Polytechnic |
| Address | Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, Singapore 569830 |
| Phone | +65 6451 5115 |
| No general email address is published — enquiries go through the online enquiry service | |
| Website | https://www.nyp.edu.sg/ |
Sources
Every figure on this page is read from the polytechnic’s own documents:
- NYP Student Handbook — Assessment Regulations — last updated 22 April 2026. Read in full. Grades and grade points, GPA formula, distinction and attendance rules, Diploma with Merit, Director’s List, repeats, removal and candidature; the page footer gives the address and telephone.
Rules change between intakes. Your own cohort’s handbook and your transcript are always authoritative.