Which statement best identifies the Grade C minimum UMS requirement?

• A. Requires minimum UMS of 240
• B. Requires minimum UMS of 280
• C. Requires minimum UMS of 200
• D. No UMS requirement

Answer: (C)

Understanding how UMS works is key here. UMS, or Uniform Mark Scale, converts marks from each unit into a standard score so grades are comparable across different units and cohorts. The grade you receive is defined by a threshold on this scale—the minimum you must reach to attain that grade.

For Grade C, the floor on the UMS scale is two hundred. That means you need at least two hundred UMS in total (across the relevant units and within the overall grade boundaries) to be awarded C. If you fall short of two hundred, you would not reach C and would be placed at a lower grade. If you exceed two hundred, you could be on track for B or A, depending on how high your total UMS is and how the other grade boundaries are set.

So the statement that two hundred UMS is the minimum needed for Grade C best captures the idea of a fixed threshold that defines that grade boundary, whereas higher thresholds would push you into higher grades and a claim of no UMS requirement would contradict the structured grading system.