University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific

University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific

University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific is a voluntary regional association of government, non-government and/or university representatives of the higher education sector established in 1993 to enhance cooperation and exchange of people and expertise through increased mobility of higher...

(UMAP) has developed a pilot UMAP Credit Transfer Scheme (UCTS) to facilitate greater student mobility in the region by providing a framework for establishing credit transfer

Credit transfer

Credit transfer can refer to:* The transfer of money from one account to another, also called a wire transfer* The procedure of granting credit to a student for studies completed at another school, also called transfer credit or advanced standing....

 arrangements. UCTS model adopted the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System

European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System

This page describes ECTS-credits. For information about the ECTS grading system go to ECTS grading scale.European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of higher education across the European Union and other...

(ECTS) in order to assist and facilitate the student mobility and create a flexible mean of transferring grades between participating universities, countries/territories and governments.

Objective

The UCTS objective is to ensure effective credit transfer

Credit transfer

Credit transfer can refer to:* The transfer of money from one account to another, also called a wire transfer* The procedure of granting credit to a student for studies completed at another school, also called transfer credit or advanced standing....

 for students undertaking exchange program in universities from UMAP countries/territories and other regions.

UCTS Components

Some of the major components of the UCTS scheme are:

• Staff in home and host universities needs to negotiate and oversee student program
• UCTS credit point scale will be used as a conversion scale to record the student workload in home and host institution

Home University Responsibilities

• Negotiation of the study program in the host university
• Record the approved study program
• Arrange the level of financial support
• Convert UCTS credit points to home university equivalents

Host University Responsibilities

• Negotiation of the study program with the university
• Authorize the approved study program
• Enter the host university credist/grades, and convert them to UCTS credit points
• Ensure that the registrar (or delegate) provides official certification of the Transcript

UCTS Credit Points

UCTS credit points are numerical values (1 to 60) and it is allocated to course units to measure student workload required to finish the course. 60 credit points represent full-time student workload for a full academic year. For one semester exchange student, the credit points would be represented with 30 credit points.

Example: One Semester Study Program in Host University (Host University = 16 Credit point per semester; Home University = 6 credit points per term)

Course Unit	Host University	UCTS	Home University
A	4	7.5	2.25
B	4	7.5	2.25
C	4	7.5	2.25
D	4	7.5	2.25
Total	16	30.0	9.0

Conversion from Host University Credit Points to UCTS: 4*30/16

Conversion from UCTS to Home University Credit Points: 7.5*9/30

Converting Credit Points

• Credit points measures student workload, however this does not represent the achievements
• Credit Points should only be awarded to those who successfully completed the requirements of a course unit
• The calculation should be made in terms of minimum and not average

UCTS Grading Scale

The UCTS credit points scale and grading scale are not intended to replace host and home universities scales. It is used solely for the purpose of assisting the conversion.

UCTS Grade	Successful Students normally achieving grade (%)	Definition
A	10 %	EXCELLENT: Outstanding with only minor errors
B	25 %	VERY GOOD: Above average standard but with some errors
C	30 %	GOOD: Generally sound work with a number of notable errors
D	25 %	SATISFACTORY: Fair but with significant shortcomings
E	10 %	SUFFICIENT: Performance meets the minimum criteria
FX
FAIL: Some more work required before the credit can be awarded
F
FAIL: Considerable further work is required

The grading scale of universities will vary between countries/territories within UMAP. As in European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System

European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System

This page describes ECTS-credits. For information about the ECTS grading system go to ECTS grading scale.European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of higher education across the European Union and other...

(ECTS), it is necessary to have a common scale for conversion purposes.