final grade

Meaning

A final grade is the definitive mark or score a student receives at the end of a course or school term. It is calculated based on exams, homework, participation, and projects. It is recorded on the student's official transcript.

Examples

• Your final grade will be posted online by the end of the week.

  Your final grade will be posted online by the end of the week.

• I'm hoping my participation score will boost my final grade to an A.

  I'm hoping my participation score will boost my final grade to an A.

• The syllabus details how each assignment affects your final grade.

  The syllabus details how each assignment affects your final grade.

• She was thrilled to see a perfect final grade in her physics class.

  She was thrilled to see a perfect final grade in her physics class.

• If you don't turn in the final essay, it will severely hurt your final grade.

  If you don't turn in the final essay, it will severely hurt your final grade.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I got a good ultimate grade in math.

  ✓ I got a good final grade in math.

  'Ultimate' means eventual or extreme. 'Final' is the specific academic collocation used for the end-of-term mark.

• ✗ What is your final note for this course?

  ✓ What is your final grade for this course?

  English learners often translate 'note' or 'mark' directly from their native language, but 'grade' is the standard term in North American academic English.

Related Expressions

Practice

• My professor said that the last project determines forty percent of our ___.

  💡 The ultimate mark you get at the end of a course.

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  final grade

• I need to get at least a B on the exam to keep my ___ above a C.

  💡 The total score for the semester.

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  final grade