Grading system and recognition
How grades and ECTS credits work at the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), for students coming to HMU and for HMU students going abroad.
HMU grading scale
HMU uses a 0–10 grading scale. The minimum passing grade is 5.
| HMU grade | Letter | Description | Greek term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.50 – 10.00 | A | Excellent | Άριστα |
| 6.50 – 8.49 | B | Very good | Λίαν καλώς |
| 5.00 – 6.49 | C | Sufficient | Καλώς |
| 0 – 4.99 | F | Fail | Ανεπιτυχώς |
Grade distribution tables
A grade distribution table shows how often each passing grade is awarded. Partner institutions use it, together with their own table, to convert grades fairly, as recommended by the ECTS Users’ Guide. Only passing grades are included; the pass rate is given separately.
The table covers all HMU departments. It is based on all course grades of the last two academic years and is updated automatically from the student records system.
Undergraduate programmes, academic years 2023–24 and 2024–25 (winter and spring semesters, all examination periods).
| Department | Academic year | 5–6 | 6–7 | 7–8 | 8–9 | 9–10 | Passing grades | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Business Administration and Tourism | 2023–24 | 40.8% | 19.8% | 17.0% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 6,419 | 68.2% |
| 2024–25 | 40.8% | 20.0% | 16.2% | 10.8% | 12.1% | 6,659 | 73.8% | |
| Department of Management Science and Technology | 2023–24 | 32.6% | 18.1% | 18.7% | 14.5% | 16.0% | 2,102 | 73.8% |
| 2024–25 | 35.8% | 17.9% | 15.6% | 14.2% | 16.5% | 2,081 | 72.5% | |
| Department of Accounting and Finance | 2023–24 | 43.0% | 18.8% | 15.8% | 12.3% | 10.2% | 5,508 | 60.9% |
| 2024–25 | 43.7% | 17.6% | 14.6% | 11.4% | 12.7% | 5,942 | 66.4% | |
| Department of Social Work | 2023–24 | 19.3% | 16.9% | 19.0% | 17.7% | 27.2% | 5,070 | 88.3% |
| 2024–25 | 20.4% | 17.3% | 20.3% | 17.3% | 24.7% | 5,538 | 87.4% | |
| Department of Nursing | 2023–24 | 17.3% | 15.4% | 17.0% | 17.5% | 32.8% | 5,591 | 91.4% |
| 2024–25 | 16.3% | 14.5% | 16.3% | 19.2% | 33.8% | 5,740 | 93.3% | |
| Department of Electronic Engineering | 2023–24 | 61.0% | 13.9% | 9.8% | 7.4% | 7.9% | 5,078 | 73.0% |
| 2024–25 | 51.6% | 16.2% | 13.1% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 5,018 | 70.0% | |
| Department of Music Technology and Acoustics | 2023–24 | 35.2% | 15.5% | 15.8% | 13.2% | 20.4% | 1,338 | 72.5% |
| 2024–25 | 40.2% | 15.4% | 14.0% | 12.5% | 17.8% | 1,367 | 79.4% | |
| Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Sciences | 2023–24 | 39.0% | 22.9% | 17.7% | 11.7% | 8.6% | 4,375 | 78.3% |
| 2024–25 | 37.3% | 22.7% | 16.9% | 13.6% | 9.5% | 4,859 | 84.4% | |
| Department of Agriculture | 2023–24 | 31.0% | 19.8% | 18.7% | 15.6% | 14.8% | 8,636 | 73.2% |
| 2024–25 | 34.9% | 19.2% | 16.6% | 13.9% | 15.3% | 8,001 | 74.4% | |
| Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2023–24 | 39.2% | 29.6% | 14.3% | 9.0% | 8.0% | 4,940 | 69.5% |
| 2024–25 | 39.3% | 27.8% | 15.8% | 9.2% | 7.8% | 6,333 | 75.7% | |
| Department of Mechanical Engineering | 2023–24 | 33.1% | 20.3% | 18.3% | 14.4% | 13.9% | 3,203 | 72.6% |
| 2024–25 | 30.5% | 18.4% | 18.6% | 15.3% | 17.1% | 3,469 | 72.8% | |
| All departments | 2023–24 | 35.5% | 19.4% | 16.5% | 13.2% | 15.3% | 52,260 | 73.7% |
| 2024–25 | 35.3% | 19.3% | 16.3% | 13.2% | 15.9% | 55,007 | 76.6% |
Percentages are shares of all passing course grades awarded in each department and academic year. Each band includes its lower limit (a grade of 6.0 counts in 6–7); 9–10 includes 10. Pass rate is the share of all grades awarded that were passing. Source: HMU student records system; updated automatically.
Students coming to HMU
- Credits. HMU uses ECTS. A semester corresponds to 30 ECTS credits and a full academic year to 60.
- Courses. The ECTS credits, language of instruction and full outline of every course taught in English are published in the course catalogue.
- Transcript of Records. Before you leave, meet your HMU Academic Coordinator and ask for your Transcript of Records. It lists your courses, ECTS credits and grades on the HMU scale above, and it is sent directly to your home institution.
- Converting your grades. Your home institution converts HMU grades to its own scale, using the grading scale and the grade distribution table above.
HMU students going abroad
- Before you go. The correspondence between the courses you take abroad and the courses of your study programme is approved before your mobility and recorded in your Learning Agreement. Approval is based on learning outcomes, level and workload (ECTS). A word-for-word match of course content is not required.
- If your courses change. Inform your Erasmus Academic Coordinator without delay, so that the change is approved and added to your Learning Agreement.
- When you return. Submit the Transcript of Records of the receiving institution. Courses completed successfully as in your Learning Agreement are recognised automatically. There is no re-examination and you do not need to submit a new application.
- Your grades. Grades obtained abroad are converted to the HMU scale in line with the ECTS Users' Guide, taking into account the grading scale of the receiving institution.
- Refusal. Recognition may be refused only if the required documents were not submitted, if there is a substantial deviation from the Learning Agreement, or in case of academic fraud.
Contacts
Course correspondence, recognition and Transcripts of Records: your departmental Erasmus Academic Coordinator.
Procedures and documents: International and Public Relations Office.