Singapore University of Social Sciences
honours classification
Quick answer: SUSS tracks progress with a 5-point GPA system and classifies degrees by cumulative GPA, but it does not publish the grade point for each letter grade, so this page gives the bands rather than a calculator. A CGPA of 4.50 or more is Honours (Highest Distinction); 4.00–4.49 is Honours (Distinction), 3.50–3.99 is Honours (Merit), 3.00–3.49 is Honours.
What SUSS publishes about its CGPA
SUSS publishes that it uses a 5-point GPA system and that pass/fail grades carry no grade point value and are left out of the CGPA. It does not publish, on any public page, the table of grade points behind each letter grade.
A course grade comes from a weighted average mark across a continuous assessment component and an examinable component, and a student must pass both components to pass the course.
A typical course is 5 credit units (cu), with 18 contact hours (up to 24 for selected courses). Full-time students complete 200 cu for a direct Honours degree; part-time students complete 130 cu for a basic degree or 170 cu with Honours.
Honours classification
| CGPA | Classification |
|---|---|
| 4.50–5.00 | Honours (Highest Distinction) |
| 4.00–4.49 | Honours (Distinction) |
| 3.50–3.99 | Honours (Merit) |
| 3.00–3.49 | Honours |
| 2.00–2.99 | Pass |
For students graduating from the July 2024 semester onwards; SUSS publishes the same table for full-time and part-time undergraduates. For Honours (Highest Distinction), courses at all levels are counted. A CGPA below 2.00 is a Fail, and the student does not graduate. On part-time programme pages such as the BA in Sociology, students who finish the basic degree with a CGPA of 3.5 or above may be invited into the Honours programme.
Basic degree classification
Part-time students can also graduate with a basic (non-honours) degree, classified separately:
| Class of award | CGPA |
|---|---|
| Pass with Merit | 3.20–5.00 |
| Pass | 2.00–3.19 |
| Fail | below 2.00 — the student does not graduate |
Pass with Merit applies from the July 2012 graduating cohort onwards.
Pass/fail option
A student can convert the letter grade of a course to Pass or Fail; an F becomes a Fail automatically and the course must be re-sat or repeated. Pass/fail grades carry no grade point value and are left out of the CGPA. The option can be used once per course, with no grade restriction, within a stated period after results are released. The limits (all students except the School of Law):
| Full-time degree (200 cu) | Part-time with Honours (170 cu) | Part-time degree (130 cu) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSS Core courses | up to 40 cu | up to 20 cu | up to 15 cu |
| All other courses | up to 10 cu | up to 20 cu | up to 15 cu |
| Total | up to 50 cu | up to 40 cu | up to 30 cu |
Re-sit or repeat
A student may re-sit a course’s examination after withdrawing, if the Overall Continuous Assessment Score (OCAS) is at least 40 and the course’s mandatory requirements are met; or after failing the examination, if the Overall Examinable Score (OES) is at least 15 and the OCAS at least 40. Otherwise the whole course must be repeated.
Why there is no calculator here
SUSS publishes its classification bands, but not the grade point for each letter grade. Third-party sites fill the gap with tables that contradict each other — most copy the NUS/NTU points, while at least one gives an A as 4.5 and a D as 0.5. A course-by-course calculator would have to pick one, so this page does not offer one. If you know your CGPA from the student portal, the table above tells you your classification.
Converting to a US GPA or a percentage
SUSS publishes no conversion of a CGPA into a percentage. The site’s Singapore-to-US converter is built on the NUS/NTU grade points, which SUSS has not published as its own, so it is not applied here.
Contact
| Office | Student Services Department |
| Address | Blk C@Clementi Campus, 463 Clementi Road, Singapore 599494 |
| Phone | +65 6330 9111 (option 1) |
| students@suss.edu.sg | |
| Website | https://www.suss.edu.sg/ |
Sources
Every figure on this page is read from the university’s own documents:
- SUSS — Assessment for Full-time Undergraduates — read in full. Assessment components, the 5-point GPA system, and the honours classification table for students graduating from July 2024 onwards.
- SUSS — Assessment for Part-time Undergraduates — read in full. The same honours table as for full-time students, and the basic degree classification (Pass with Merit 3.20–5.00; Pass 2.00–3.19).
- The New SUSS Undergraduate Curriculum — FAQs for New Students — last updated 3 May 2023. Read in full. Credit units and contact hours, degree credit totals, re-sit and repeat criteria, and the pass/fail option and its limits.
- SUSS — Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (part-time) — the invitation to Honours at a CGPA of 3.5.
- SUSS — Contact Us — Student Services telephone, email and address.
Rules change between intakes. Your own cohort’s handbook and your transcript are always authoritative.