Type your college’s grading table and class cut-offs, add the CGPA and units from your last result, and enter this semester’s courses. The calculator gives your semester GPA, your new CGPA and your class. The scale is yours to set because the colleges of education regulator publishes no table this page could read, and guides disagree.
Your college’s grading table
Copy these from your college handbook or result slip. The preset is the 5-point scheme as one guide describes it. It is not an NCCE rule.
Grades and grade points
Class cut-offs by CGPA
Type the lowest CGPA for each class. Leave these empty if you only want the CGPA.
Enter your CGPA so far and this semester’s courses
The CGPA on your last result slip. Leave this and the units box empty if this is your first semester.
The units behind that CGPA. Your result slip may call it TNU or total units taken.
This semester’s courses
Everything is worked out in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.
Your CGPA and class
Your result shows up here once you add a course with a grade and its units.
Why you set the scale yourself
The National Commission for Colleges of Education sets minimum standards for the NCE. The general education standards this page could read give a Pre-NCE admission CGPA of 1.5 and a minimum of 30 credit units to graduate. They do not list grade points or class cut-offs. Guides fill the gap with two different schemes, shown below, and neither is an official document.
| Scheme | Distinction from | Where it appears |
|---|---|---|
| 5-point | 4.50 | A guide that lists A as 5 and the classes Distinction, Credit, Merit and Pass |
| 4-point | 3.50 | A guide that says colleges of education use a 4-point system |
Rather than pick one and be wrong for half of colleges, the calculator takes your table. The CGPA arithmetic is the same whichever scale you use, so the only inputs that can go wrong are the ones you copy from your handbook.
A worked example
Say your last result showed a CGPA of 3.40 over 36 total units, and your college uses the 5-point table in the preset. This example uses the preset only to show the arithmetic. Swap in your own table and the steps stay the same.
| Course | Grade | Points | Units | Quality points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDU 121 | A | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| EDU 122 | B | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| ENG 121 | B | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| GSE 121 | C | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| PES 121 | A | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| ICT 121 | B | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| This semester | 14 | 59 |
The semester GPA is 59 ÷ 14 = 4.21.
Before this semester you had 3.40 over 36 units, which is 122.4 credit points. The new total is (122.4 + 59) ÷ (36 + 14) = 3.63.
On the preset cut-offs, a CGPA of 3.63 is Credit. The next class up, Distinction, starts at 4.50, so the gap is 0.87.
How CGPA is calculated
- Look up the grade points for each grade in your college’s table.
- Multiply each course’s grade points by its credit units. This gives the quality points for the course.
- Add the quality points and the units for the semester. Divide the first by the second to get the semester GPA.
- Add your credit points from earlier semesters (CGPA × TNU) to this semester’s, and divide by the new total units. That is your CGPA.
CGPA = total credit points (TCP) ÷ total units (TNU)
Why your number might not match your result slip
- Your CGPA so far is usually rounded to two decimals on your result slip, so the last digit of your new CGPA can be a little off. If you can see your total credit points, use them.
- The class is read from the CGPA rounded to two decimals. Some colleges truncate instead, so check how yours rounds near a boundary.
- A failed course counts as the points you give it, usually 0, and its units still count.
- Courses marked withdrawn or incomplete are left out.
- Your college may treat carryovers and repeats under its own rules. Your official result is the number that counts.
Mistakes that throw a CGPA off
Using a table from another college
Grade points and class cut-offs differ between schemes. Copy them from your own handbook or result slip.
Averaging semester GPAs
If your semesters had different unit loads, the average of the GPAs is wrong. The CGPA is total credit points divided by total units.
Leaving out a failed course
A failed course still counts its units in the total. Leaving it out gives a CGPA that is too high.
Using the university or polytechnic scale
If you are in a university, use the Nigerian CGPA calculator. In a polytechnic, use the polytechnic CGPA calculator.
Questions students ask
How do I calculate GPA in a college of education?
Multiply each course’s grade points by its credit units, add those up, and divide by the total units. For the CGPA, add the credit points and units from all earlier semesters first. The only thing that varies is the grade-point table, which this page lets you set.
What is the NCE grading scale?
There is no single table this page could confirm. The National Commission for Colleges of Education minimum standards it could read do not list grade points or class cut-offs. Guides describe a 5-point scheme and a 4-point scheme, so check your college handbook and enter your own table.
What CGPA is a Distinction in the NCE?
It depends on your college’s scheme. Guides give 4.50 on a 5-point scheme and 3.50 on a 4-point scheme. Neither is an NCCE document, so enter the cut-off from your handbook.
Why does the calculator start with a 5-point preset?
It is the 5-point scheme as one guide describes it, with A as 5 and Distinction from 4.50. It saves typing if your college uses it. Change any number to match your handbook, or pick the blank option and type your own table.
How many units do I need to graduate?
The NCCE general education standards say a student needs at least 30 credit units to graduate. Your programme may require more, so check your course structure.
What CGPA do I need to be admitted to the NCE from Pre-NCE?
The same NCCE document says Pre-NCE students need a CGPA of at least 1.5 to qualify for admission into the NCE programme.
Does an F count in the CGPA?
Yes, as the points you give it in the table, usually 0. Its units still count in the total, so a failed course pulls the CGPA down until it is cleared under your college rules.
Is my result official?
No. Your college applies its own rules to carryovers, rounding and the final award. Your official result slip is the number that counts.
