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After reading through several threads I thought I would ask a question for a change.

How were your science classes graded? What I mean is every science class I had (from gen chem to biochem to genetics) has been straight grading (100-90 = A, 89-80 = B, etc) with no curves at all.

So what is more typical, a curved course or straight grading?
 
In my biochemistry and physical chemistry classes, I've had an A be 100-85. We didn't have curving with these grading scales though.
 
There is a thread about this sometime ago...

But for me, it was straight grading for final grades, meaning the typical 90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, etc. The only weird grading system I had was in Organic, where the teacher extended the C range down to 65, so the scale was

90-100 A
80-89 B
65-79 C
<65 D
 
Passion4Sci said:
There is a thread about this sometime ago...

But for me, it was straight grading for final grades, meaning the typical 90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, etc. The only weird grading system I had was in Organic, where the teacher extended the C range down to 65, so the scale was

90-100 A
80-89 B
65-79 C
<65 D
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That is exactly how my teacher has the grading system for O.Chem.
 
Nearly all my science classes were scaled either on an exam-by-exam basis or at the end of the semester. Our orgo class was 75% for an A...about the top 10% of the class!

In pharmacy school so far, all classes are 90-80-70 etc.

For the sake of being a stickler...not many classes are "curved" as in, X % get this grade, and so on.
 
One of my Organic Chem professors used the normal grading scale but curved it so that the class average would be a C. In our case, the class average was a 450/1000. 750/1000 is a C at LIU, so he added 300 points to everyone's grade. I finished with an 1120/1000 after the curve (I got an A).

My other Organic Chem professor didn't curve at all, I finished with an 850/1000 and he gave me a B. Then again the class average was a 650/1000.
 
Sparda29 said:
One of my Organic Chem professors used the normal grading scale but curved it so that the class average would be a C. In our case, the class average was a 450/1000. 750/1000 is a C at LIU, so he added 300 points to everyone's grade. I finished with an 1120/1000 after the curve (I got an A).

My other Organic Chem professor didn't curve at all, I finished with an 850/1000 and he gave me a B. Then again the class average was a 650/1000.
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Damn. That is a pretty big curve.
 
I just moved b/c of my husband's job. All profs at the school I'm now attending use a 7 pt scale, so 93-100 is an A. A 92, being a B, is a 3.0. I'm really nervous about my GPA dropping this year (my last yr of prereqs - taking Ochem 1&2 and Bio 1&2).
 
In my organic course this term - top 10 percent scores get an A and so on. Therefore only 10 percent of the class can get an A.
 
Passion4Sci said:
There is a thread about this sometime ago...

But for me, it was straight grading for final grades, meaning the typical 90-100 = A, 80-89 = B, etc. The only weird grading system I had was in Organic, where the teacher extended the C range down to 65, so the scale was

90-100 A
80-89 B
65-79 C
<65 D
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Dang! I think C went to 70 when I took it, and WPed out of it in the last possible week to W with a 68 average. I kept the lab and got an A- in that. I might have been able to pass with that structure - though I was drowning at that point so who knows. Still trying to decide whether to re-take it or scrap it. I always figured pre-pharm and clinical lab sciences students were chem superstars and my talents were elsewhere, but maybe OChem is just rough for a lot of people.
 
adma826 said:
Dang! I think C went to 70 when I took it, and WPed out of it in the last possible week to W with a 68 average. I kept the lab and got an A- in that. I might have been able to pass with that structure - though I was drowning at that point so who knows. Still trying to decide whether to re-take it or scrap it. I always figured pre-pharm and clinical lab sciences students were chem superstars and my talents were elsewhere, but maybe OChem is just rough for a lot of people.
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I think it is. I love my O.Chem class though.
 
I enjoyed taking OChem over the summer, if only because I knew I could concentrate on just that one class. I didn't have liberal arts garbage like World Literature and Economics taking up my time. 🙂

All of my professors so far have used the straight grading scale without curve.

And my school doesn't do that + or - garbage either!
 
delano2000 said:
I think it is. I love my O.Chem class though....I am so pissed right now...I might have to take Gen. Bio. I took the wrong Bio only because it was the only one they offered at my school at the time and now they changed the pre-reqs a year after. 😡
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I was so jazzed about taking OChem before I started. I had even taken the lower level one for nursing students before I took the "real" one. It nailed me hard.

Its been years since then and I am back in school, retaking some general pre-reqs applicable to a variety of things (I'm leaning towards CLS but am giving Pharm some consideration). We had a Bio and Chem review in A&P and it reminded me how excited I was back then to take OChem, and the prospect of taking BioChem after passing OChem. I'm thinking I owe it to myself to try again - it may be that I really can't do it and should stick more to the Biology end of things, or it may be that its hard, but I can manage to pull through it.

I am sorry to hear about retaking Bio. I hate when schools do that. I have seen things like 3 different levels of Gen Bio (one for people just trying to get the science core, one for nursing and allied health, and one for science majors) and 3 different levels of Gen Chem (one for health profession majors, one for science majors that is non-calc-based, and a calc-based one for science majors).
 
adma826 said:
I was so jazzed about taking OChem before I started. I had even taken the lower level one for nursing students before I took the "real" one. It nailed me hard.

Its been years since then and I am back in school, retaking some general pre-reqs applicable to a variety of things (I'm leaning towards CLS but am giving Pharm some consideration). We had a Bio and Chem review in A&P and it reminded me how excited I was back then to take OChem, and the prospect of taking BioChem after passing OChem. I'm thinking I owe it to myself to try again - it may be that I really can't do it and should stick more to the Biology end of things, or it may be that its hard, but I can manage to pull through it.

I am sorry to hear about retaking Bio. I hate when schools do that. I have seen things like 3 different levels of Gen Bio (one for people just trying to get the science core, one for nursing and allied health, and one for science majors) and 3 different levels of Gen Chem (one for health profession majors, one for science majors that is non-calc-based, and a calc-based one for science majors).
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Yea it freakin' sucks.🙁
 
C/C+ centered mean in undergrad, top 17% minimum of the class would get A's, next 34% got B's, next 34% got C's, bottom 17% got D's/F's
 
bugg said:
Delano, Different schools call their intro biology and intro chem classes by different names. For instance, my intro biology classes were also called Principles of Biology I and II. These were for biology majors. If your class was designed for students majoring in biology, you should be fine.
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But when I am inputting the grades on the app, they all pretty much say Gen. Bio. Do I still input the grade as the Gen. Bio?
 
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