Academic grading in Italy

See also: University training credit

There are two grading systems used in Italy:

To someone familiar with both the Italian and the U.S. college systems, Italian grades are best translated into American grades (and vice versa) according to the following table:

Scuola primaria, scuola secondaria di primo e secondo grado

In Italian primary and secondary school a 10-point scale is used, 6 being the minimum grade for passing.^[1]

There has been a push in recent years to uniform the system to the 0–10 scale. A grade below 6 is considered insufficient, while a grade below 4 is considered to be extremely insufficient.

In high school, if a student, at the end of the year, reports an insufficient grade average in a certain subject (5 or below), they have to take a reparatory exam before the next school year begins; if the result of the reparatory exam is again not sufficient, the student cannot pass to the next year and will have to repeat it. A student who, at the end of the year, has more than 3 insufficient subjects will not pass to the subsequent class and will have to repeat the year.

ECTS grading Scale

ECTS Grade	% of successful students	Corresponding Italian grades
A-A+	95%-100%	9,5-10
A-	90%-95%	9-9,5
B+	80%-90%	8-9
C	60%-80%	6-8
E	50%-60%	5-6
F-Fx	0%-50%	1-5

University

For ordinary exams, universities in Italy use a 30-point scale that can be divided into failing (0 to 17) and passing (18 to 30 cum laude) grades. For final assessment of the entire degree, a 110-point scale is used, which is divided into two as well, with 66 being the minimum for a degree to be awarded. The 110-point scale incorporates scores both on course exams and for the final thesis. For outstanding results, lode, "praise" or "cum laude," is added to the maximum grade. 30L means 30 cum laude in Latin, 30 con lode in Italian, and 30 with honors in English.^[2][3][4] Some Universities in Italy used a 100-point scale instead of 110.

The table is purely indicative: there are significant differences between different universities and above all between bachelor's and master's degrees. The grades received by master's degree students are statistically higher than those received by bachelor's degrees.

Italian grades with corresponding ECTS and United States grading

Italian grades	ECTS Grade	ECTS Definition	% of successful students	U.S. Grade	U.S. Definition
26-30, 30 con Lode	A	Excellent	5%	30, 30 con Lode: A+ 28-29: A 26-27: A−	Excellent
21-25	B	Very Good	10%	24-25: B+ 22-23: B 21: B-	Good
19-21	C	Good	20%	21: C+ 20: C 19: C-	Satisfactory
18	D	Satisfactory	40%	D	Passing
14-17	Fx	Fail		E or F	Fail
0-13	F

Italian grade conversion tables for Erasmus

Belgium

Conversion table for Erasmus grades

Italy	Belgium
30 cum laude	over 16
30	15-16
29	14
28	13
27	12
26	11,5
25
24	11
23
22	10,5
21
20
19
18	10

Denmark

Conversion table for Erasmus grades

Italy	Denmark
30 cum laude	12
30
29	11,9-10
28
27
26	9,9-7
25
24
23	6,9-4
22
21
20	3,9-2
19
18

Finland

Conversion table for Erasmus grades

Italy	Finland
30 cum laude	90-100 or 5
30
29	80-89 or 4
28
27
26	70-79  or 3
25
24
23	60-69 or 2
22
21
20	50-59 or 1
19
18

France

Conversion table for Erasmus grades

Italy	France
30 cum laude	over 16
30	15-16
29	14
28	13
27	12
26	11,5
25
24	11
23
22	10,5
21
20
19
18	10

Germany

Conversion table for Erasmus grades

Italy	Germany
30 cum laude	< 1.0
30	1.0
29	1.3
28	1.5
27	1.7
26	2.0
25	2.3
24	2.5
23	2.7
22	3.0
21	3.3
20	3.5
19	3.7
18	4.0

Hungary

Conversion table for Erasmus grades

Italy	Hungary
30	5
29
28
27
26	4
25
24
23
22	3
21
20
19	2
18
18>	1

Ireland

Conversion table for Erasmus grades

Italy	Ireland
30 cum laude	A
30
29	B+
28	B
27	B-
26	C+
25	C
24	C-
23	D+
22	D
21
20	D-
19
18

Romania

Conversion table for Erasmus grades

Italy	Romania
30 cum laude	10
30	9
29
28	8
27
26	7
25
24	6
23
22
21	5
20
19
18

The Netherlands

Conversion table for Erasmus grades

Italy	The Netherlands
30 cum laude	10+
30	9.3-10
29
28
27	8.3-9
26
25
24	6-8
23
22
21
20
19
18

Portugal

Conversion table for Erasmus grades

Italy	Portugal
30 cum laude	19-20
30	17-18
29	14-16
28
27
26	12-13
25
24
23	10-11
22
21
20
19
18

Spain

Conversion table for Erasmus grades

Italy	Spain
30 cum laude	Matricula de honor	10
30	Sobre saliente	9
29
28	Notable	8-7
27
26
25
24
23	Aprobado	6-5
22
21
20
19
18

United Kingdom

Conversion table for Erasmus grades

Italy	United Kingdom
30 cum laude	A
30
29	B1
28	B2
27	B3
26	C1
25	C2
24	C3
23	D1
22	D2
21
20	D3
19
18

See also

• University training credit (CFU)
• Latin honors
• Honours degree