Credits and Grading at VMU Atnaujinta: 2010-12-18 14:39:40

The system of studies at VMU is based on the three levels: Bachelor, Master and PhD. Undergraduate, in other words, Bachelor studies consist of 160 credits, meanwhile Graduate (Master) studies consist of 80 credits.

In Lithuanian system one year of study is equal to 40 credits, so 20 credits per semester. One credit equals approximately 40 hours of studying in the form of lectures, exercises, practical training, independent research, group studies or written reports. In ECTS, 60 credits represent the workload of an academic year of study and normally 30 credits for a semester. Have in mind that 1 VMU credit equals 1.5 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credit.

All the VMU credits are fully transferable to any university in the world recognizing university studies within the European Union. Each exchange student is recommended to check with their university study abroad advisor prior to arrival how ECTS credits transfer into their national system of credit points.

An absolute ten-point grading scale is used to access the knowledge of the university students. The mark indicates the level of knowledge expressed as a percentage from the intended volume of the programme. The ten-point grading system is applied for the assessment of examinations, projects, homework, tests and other tasks.

Sufficient level of knowledge is indicated by these marks: positive marks – 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 and 5, and negative marks – 4, 3, 2 and 1. The examination assessed by negative marks is considered to be failed and this subject must be studied for the second time.