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European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of higher education across the European Union. For successfully completed studies, ECTS credits are awarded. One academic year corresponds to 60 ECTS-credits in all countries irrespective of standard or qualification type and is used to facilitate transfer and progression throughout the Union.
ECTS also includes a standard grading scale:
- A best 10%
- B next 25%
- C next 30%
- D next 25%
- E next 10%
- F and FX: fail
| Country | Credits in one year | Abbreviation (Unit) | Notes | European | 60 credits/year | ECTS-credits | England, Wales and Northern Ireland | 120 credits/year | credits | See: Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme | Estonia | 40 credits/year | ainepunkt (AP) | See: Education in Estonia | Finland | 60 credits/year | opintopiste | See: Education in Finland | Scotland | 120 credits/year | Credits | See: SCQF | Sweden | 40 credits/year | Högskolepoäng (College credits) | See: Education in Sweden |
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Obsolete systems:
| Finland (old system) | 40 credits/year | opintoviikko | See: Education in Finland | The Netherlands (old system) | 42 credits/year | studiepunten | See: Education in the Netherlands | Norway (old system) | 20 credits/year | vekttall | See: Education in Norway |
See also
External links
Academic transfer | Education in the European Union
ECTS-skala | European Credit Transfer System | Système européen de transfert et d'accumulation de crédits | Studiepunt | Europejski System Transferu Punktów | European Credit Transfer System
"European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System"