The total class time is 40 hours. In addition to class sessions, students are required to attend a least 3 hours and 20 minutes' discussion session for every week, which is 10 hours in total.
The total academic time for each course is 50 hours (3000 minutes), which recorded as 4 SJTU credit units.
Students will be assessed according to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Study Guide 2024. For details, please refer to the grading system below.
Letter grades of A, B, C, D, F and W are used. Grade points are assigned as follows:
| Number grade | Letter grade | GPA |
|---|---|---|
| 90-100 | A | 4.0 |
| 85-89 | A- | 3.7 |
| 80-84 | B+ | 3.3 |
| 75-79 | B | 3.0 |
| 70-74 | B- | 2.7 |
| 67-69 | C+ | 2.3 |
| 65-66 | C | 2.0 |
| 62-64 | C- | 1.7 |
| 60-61 | D | 1.0 |
| ≤59 | F (Failure) | 0 |
Other grade symbols:
W (Withdrawal): assigned to the students who officially withdraw from a course.
W is not calculated in grade point average.
