Fairly recently, Sweden switched over to an A to F grading system. It used to be a four-tiered system.

• IG – Icke godkänd (fail)
• G – Godkänd (pass)
• VG – Väl godkänd (pass with distinction)
• MVG – Mycket väl godkänd (pass with excellent distinction)

Presently, the newer system equates to the older system as shown in the photo below:

In my previous Swedish classes for SFI (Swedish for immigrants), I received a VG, and for that math and civics class I took (evidently just for fun because I did not need them), I got an MVG. Swedish as a Second Language 1 and 2 have both landed me a C. The former were online classes I took via Miroi.se.

This year, I have been taking Swedish as a Second Language 3, the final installment of a series of classes that so far, have not seemed to benefit my professional or social life. I’m taking it at Komvux, and it is a required class for any university level course..

(if I didn’t have my permanent residence, I wouldn’t have to take any Swedish classes to enter into a university. Sour grapes, but something no one tells you!)

Recently, the teacher indicated to me that my work thus far would probably get me a C-grade level. This information was gleaned during a review of an oral presentation I recently gave. I must remind myself, that a C-grade in Sweden is literally, “very good”, and not at all comparable to the C-grade in the U.S., which usually means “almost failing.”

One wonders why bother with the hassle of going to classes twice a week when I could have just as well taken an online course and have it over with.