Credit
The SUISS credit scheme is based on a combination of contact teaching hours, independent study and formal assessment. SUISS students gain credit, therefore, by attending lectures and seminars, pursuing their studies in their own time, and completing an oral and written assessment in the Text & Context courses and a mixture of coursework and independent writing in Creative Writing. This credit can be sought at two levels:
- SCQF8 (equivalent to junior honours [1-3 years of study])
- SCQF10 (equivalent to senior honours [4 or more years of study])
A detailed CREDIT INFORMATION SESSION will be offered in all SUISS courses.
The 2-week literature courses are each worth 12 SCOTCAT Credits
- Contact Teaching Hours: 34
- Expected Independent Study: 86
- Total Hours: 120
SCOTCAT Credit Weighting: 12 points
(1 SCOTCAT point = 10 hour workload)
This equals 2.5 US Credits and 6 ECTS Credits
The 2-week theatre & performance course is worth 10 SCOTCAT Credits
- Contact Teaching Hours: 30
- Expected Independent Study: 70
- Total Hours: 100
SCOTCAT Credit Weighting: 10 points
(1 SCOTCAT point = 10 hour workload)
This equals 2 US Credits and 5 ECTS Credits
The 4-week Creative Writing course is worth 20 SCOTCAT Credits
- Contact Teaching Hours: 60
- Expected Independent Study: 140
- Total Hours: 200
SCOTCAT Credit Weighting: 20 points
(1 SCOTCAT point = 10 hour workload)
This equals 4 US Credits and 10 ECTS Credits
Grade Transfer
Students interested in taking our courses for credit, should first confirm with their home institutions that the transfer of credit from the SCQF system will be accepted. SUISS grades can be transferable to the ECTS and US credit schemes, but the grades are sometimes weighed differently:
| SUISS Numerical Grade | SUISS Letter Grade | Quality Assessment | ECTS Grade | US Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 - 100 | A1/A2 | outstanding | A | A+ |
| 70 – 79 | A3 | excellent | A | A |
| 65 – 69 | B | very good | B | A- |
| 60 - 64 | B | very good | B | B+ |
| 55 – 59 | C | good | C | B |
| 50 – 54 | C | good | C | B- |
| 40 – 49 | D | satisfactory | D/E | C |
| 30 - 39 | E | marginal fail | E | D |
| 0 – 29 | F | clear fail | FX | F |