How to use the thesis review committee score calculator
A thesis defense is rarely decided by an average alone. Many programs require every committee member to reach the passing score, while others accept a majority or use the mean. Working out only the average therefore misreads the outcome. Enter each committee member and the score they gave on its own line, then the maximum score, the passing score for each member and the approval rule your program uses.
The page works member by member. Each score is compared with the passing score to give an individual verdict and a gap, both listed in the table, and the number of members at or above the score is counted against the rule. The unanimous rule needs every member, the majority rule needs more than half, and the average rule needs the mean to reach the score. Alongside that you get the member who gave the lowest score, the member who gave the highest, the spread between them and the standard deviation, so you can see how far the committee was divided.
This calculator handles the scores you enter and nothing more. It does not track a second defense, a resubmission deadline, similarity-check results, or per-member weighting. It does not support a trimmed mean that removes the highest and lowest score.
Frequently Asked Questions
Under the unanimous rule a single member below the passing score means the thesis is not approved. Under the average rule only the mean has to clear the score, so one low mark can be offset by higher marks from other members.
Yes. Scores at or above the passing score count, so a mark of 70 against a passing score of 70 is shown as a pass with a gap of +0 pts.
No. This page handles individual member verdicts and the spread between members. For a trimmed mean that drops the extremes, and for weighted stage scoring, use the interview-weighted final score calculator.