Mali Grading System & GPA Conversion

Overview

Academic Calendar: October-July
Graduation Timeline: 6 + 3 + 3 = 12 or 6 + 3 + 4 = 13 years total (six years primary, three years lower secondary, and three or four years upper secondary)
Native Language(s): French

Acceptable Forms of Proof of High School Graduation

Baccalauréat Malien [Senior Secondary Education Baccalaureat] - 12 years completion
Diplôme d'Infirmier d'Etat [State Nursing Diploma] - 12 years completion
Diplôme de Technicien de Laboratoire [Lab Technician Diploma] - 12 years completion
Diplôme de Sage-Femme d'Etat [State Midwife Diploma] - 12 years completion
Diplôme des Etudes Normales Secondaires [Secondary Teacher Training School Diploma] - 13 years completion
Brevet de Technicien (BT) [Technician Certificate] - 13 years completion

Not Acceptable Forms of Proof of High School Graduation

Diplôme d'Etudes Fondamentales (DEF) [Diploma of Basic Studies] - 9 years completion
Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle (CAP) [Certificate of Professional Ability] - 11 years completion

Grading Scale NCAA Reference

Très bien
16–20
Description
Very Good
U.S. 4.0 equivalentA · 4.00
Bien
14–15
Description
Good
U.S. 4.0 equivalentA · 4.00
Assez bien
12–13
Description
Fairly Good
U.S. 4.0 equivalentB · 3.00
Passable
10–11
Description
Passing
U.S. 4.0 equivalentC · 2.00
8–9
8–9
Description
Grades of 8 to 9.9 count as passing (U.S. “D”) only if the yearly average is at least 10.0.
U.S. 4.0 equivalentD · 1.00
Ajourné
0–9
Description
Fail
U.S. 4.0 equivalentF · 0.00

Selected Grading Scale			Targeted Scale: U.S. 4.0
Grade Range	Local Grade	Description	U.S. Grade	U.S. Points
16-20	Très bien	Very Good	A	4.00
14-15	Bien	Good	A	4.00
12-13	Assez bien	Fairly Good	B	3.00
10-11	Passable	Passing	C	2.00
8-9	-	Grades of 8 to 9.9 count as passing (U.S. “D”) only if the yearly average is at least 10.0.	D	1.00
0-9	Ajourné	Fail	F	0.00

Local to U.S. Credit Conversion: 4+ local credits = 1 U.S. credit, with proportional conversions for smaller amounts (3=0.75, 2=0.5, 1=0.25).

System-Specific Note

Native language terms for years 9-13: Troisieme (3ème)-09; Deuxieme/Seconde (2ème/2nde)-10; Premiere (1er/1ere)-11; Terminale (Ter)-12.

90–100
90–100
Description
Excellent
U.S. 4.0 equivalentA · 4.00
80–89
80–89
Description
Very Good/Very High Standard
U.S. 4.0 equivalentB · 3.00
70–79
70–79
Description
Good/High Standard
U.S. 4.0 equivalentC · 2.00
60–69
60–69
Description
Highly Satisfactory/Good
U.S. 4.0 equivalentC · 2.00
0–59
0–59
Description
Satisfactory
U.S. 4.0 equivalentF · 0.00

Selected Grading Scale		Targeted Scale: U.S. 4.0
Grade Range	Description	U.S. Grade	U.S. Points
90-100	Excellent	A	4.00
80-89	Very Good/Very High Standard	B	3.00
70-79	Good/High Standard	C	2.00
60-69	Highly Satisfactory/Good	C	2.00
0-59	Satisfactory	F	0.00

Source: NCAA Guide to International Academic Standards for Athletics Eligibility (free, publicly available resource). No official affiliation with NCAA. These grading scales are for reference and are used in our GPA Calculator. View complete Sources & Attributions.

References

NCAA Guide to International Academic Standards for Athletics Eligibility

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