How To Calculate BTEC Level 3 Grades.

1. You are doing BTEC because 3 A-Levels would be too much for you basically.
2. The reason why BTEC is more content is because 1. it's modular and 2. almost all coursework

I teach BTEC. Have you seen the amount of work and the level of content they have to know to complete each assignment? We still have our D* BTEC students still coming in to college to finish things because they have to do so much and it needs to be absolutely perfect to get the grades. They have a better understanding of computing than my A level students and I could ask them to do much more advanced things with a lot less support. A level is just teaching to exam.

They are academically on the same level and they are both valued at uni and the workplace. They both put in the same amount of work, just in slightly different ways but I definitely know who I would rather be designing and maintaining my systems. Both sets of students are off to excellent universities and they've worked hard to get there.

So stop whinging about a qualification you know little about. Until you've seen first hand the challenge of both, you are not in a position to put either of those qualifications down.

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Hi I am very confused on how the grading works. I am doing BTEC level 3 national extended diploma health and social care. We do 12 units all together(meaning 6 in year one and 6 in year two) where 4 of the 12 are exams. So each year we’ve done two exams. How do we get graded as I seen on uni websites that you get three grades? I’m totally confused on how the final grades works. Any help

1. You are doing BTEC because 3 A-Levels would be too much for you basically.
2. The reason why BTEC is more content is because 1. it's modular and 2. almost all coursework

95% of UK universities and most employers would disagree with you

I got into uni to study compsci with my computing BTEC and the content is ver similar and i have done better than a lot of people who took A levels in maths and a few others, how can that be worth 'nothing' ?

There is so much unwarrented stigma attached to BTEC, even though it is a proven qualification in both HE and industry, and also comparing them to A levels does nothing for your argument as they both vover the same content if you study in the same area e.g. IT/Computing BTEC vs A level Computing or A level ICT, both teach the same content

Well said yt7777.

What You Need To Know Before You Calculate Your Grade

You will need to know: how many units you are taking, the credits for each unit and which level they are.

This will be specific to you as your course director will have a list of units to choose from for your BTEC, some units may be 5 or 20 credits and some maybe level 2. For a level 3 BTEC you will have mostly level 3 units at 10 credits.

After you have this you can either work it out yourself using the guide below or you can use BTEC calculator websites.

http://www.speedking.eu/grade-calculator/

http://victorescalona.co.uk/portfolio/developer/BTECGradeCalculator/

How To Calculate Your Grade

The calculation for each unit is Credits X Grade Points.

Your Grade Points will be determined by the level of your unit.

The Grade Points are:


For Example:

This is just an example and you would use the total units and credits that you have. You would then take the total and look at the grade boundaries for the BTEC you are taking, Certificate, Subsidiary etc.

Detailed example of a 180 credit Level 3 Extended Diploma To make it a bit easier I will list the points associated with each level, credits and grade.

Level 2:

5 credit unit: Pass 25, Merit 30 and Distinction 35
10 credit unit: Pass 50, Merit 60 and Distinction 70

Level 3:

5 credit unit: Pass 35, Merit 40 and Distinction 45
10 credit unit: Pass 70, Merit 80 and Distinction 90
20 credit unit: Pass 140, Merit 160 and Distinction 180

Grade Boundaries

BTEC Level 3 Certificate


BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma


BTEC Level 3 Diploma


BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma

What You Need To Know Before You Calculate Your Grade

You will need to know: how many units you are taking, the credits for each unit and which level they are.

This will be specific to you as your course director will have a list of units to choose from for your BTEC, some units may be 5 or 20 credits and some maybe level 2. For a level 3 BTEC you will have mostly level 3 units at 10 credits.

After you have this you can either work it out yourself using the guide below or you can use BTEC calculator websites.

http://www.speedking.eu/grade-calculator/

http://victorescalona.co.uk/portfolio/developer/BTECGradeCalculator/

How To Calculate Your Grade

The calculation for each unit is Credits X Grade Points.

Your Grade Points will be determined by the level of your unit.

The Grade Points are:


For Example:

This is just an example and you would use the total units and credits that you have. You would then take the total and look at the grade boundaries for the BTEC you are taking, Certificate, Subsidiary etc.

Detailed example of a 180 credit Level 3 Extended Diploma To make it a bit easier I will list the points associated with each level, credits and grade.

Level 2:

5 credit unit: Pass 25, Merit 30 and Distinction 35
10 credit unit: Pass 50, Merit 60 and Distinction 70

Level 3:

5 credit unit: Pass 35, Merit 40 and Distinction 45
10 credit unit: Pass 70, Merit 80 and Distinction 90
20 credit unit: Pass 140, Merit 160 and Distinction 180

Grade Boundaries

BTEC Level 3 Certificate


BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma


BTEC Level 3 Diploma


BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma

I don't know if I have already sent you this measage but, can you please tell me how I could find out the grade points.