diff --git a/app/pods/components/certificate-comp/excellence-certificate-modal/component.js b/app/pods/components/certificate-comp/excellence-certificate-modal/component.js
index 50b1794b8..fc0b9bbd8 100644
--- a/app/pods/components/certificate-comp/excellence-certificate-modal/component.js
+++ b/app/pods/components/certificate-comp/excellence-certificate-modal/component.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default class ExcellenceCertificateModal extends Component {
 
   @computed('stats')
   get isQualifiedForExcellenceCertififcate() {
-    return this.courseCompleted && (this.stats.performance.percentile > this.run.get('excellenceThreshold'))
+    return this.courseCompleted && (this.stats.performance.scoreCompletionPercentage >= this.run.get('excellenceThreshold'))
   }
 
   @dropTask excellenceCertificateTask = function* () {
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ export default class ExcellenceCertificateModal extends Component {
     window.open(this.excellenceCertificate.url, '_blank')
   }
 
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/app/pods/components/certificate-comp/excellence-certificate-modal/template.hbs b/app/pods/components/certificate-comp/excellence-certificate-modal/template.hbs
index da5526a66..6863db5a3 100644
--- a/app/pods/components/certificate-comp/excellence-certificate-modal/template.hbs
+++ b/app/pods/components/certificate-comp/excellence-certificate-modal/template.hbs
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
     </p>
       
       <p class="font-sm">
-      Complete {{run.completionThreshold}}% of the course and be in the top {{run.excellenceThreshold}}
-      percentile to generate excellence certificate.</p>
+      Complete {{run.completionThreshold}}% of the course and score {{run.excellenceThreshold}}%
+      of the total score to generate excellence certificate.</p>
   </div>
 
   {{#if canDownload}}