Grading Scale

[RosettaStoned]

My university does not give sub letter grades such as A-, B+, etc...
Is this normal practice?

Also i was wondering... Is there an average percentage of A's given in a given class? As in like grades would be curved until 15% of the class has A's...?

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[RosettaStoned]

My university does not give sub letter grades such as A-, B+, etc...
Is this normal practice?

Also i was wondering... Is there an average percentage of A's given in a class? As in like grades would be curved until 15% of the class has A's...? Anyone ever heard of this happening?

 

[Owlie]

My university does not give sub letter grades such as A-, B+, etc...
Is this normal practice?

Also i was wondering... Is there an average percentage of A's given in a class? As in like grades would be curved until 15% of the class has A's...? Anyone ever heard of this happening?

Most universities do not give + or -

Also, in Oregon, no universities base giving grades off anything other than a single individual's performance. They don't give only a certain percentage of As. Either you earn an A or you don't. Some professors might grade differently in other areas that I'm not familiar with. Some grade on scales, or never give As unless you're J.R.R. Tolkien or Albert Einstein.

 

[Praefectus]

RosettaStoned...what a great name

 

[ComfortCreature]

Yeah, I've heard of this happening, but I don't believe fitting grades on a bell curve happens much at all anymore. Scaling grades so that the average is a C, is more common, at least at my university- eg if the class average on an exam is 60, everyone adds 15 points to their final score, so an 80 becomes a 95.

Either way, it's good to know the grading procedures of your professor so you how to figure out where you stand in the class.

 

[Fivo]

That grading scale can be both good and bad if you have a borderline grade. As for the curves, it's class and school dependent

 

[EmOlee]

Michigan state, the biggest university in Michigan, grades 4.0 3.5 3.0 .. So on with no plus or minus grades. I'd say it's not abnormal. Don't worry!

 

[sector9]

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[RosettaStoned]

Not worried... However i do have an 89.25% in my intro to Bio/Lab this semester

Sure would hate that 89.25 to look like an 81, but would love a 90.25 to look like a 95+

 

[Owlie]

Not worried... However i do have an 89.25% in my intro to Bio/Lab this semester

Sure would hate that 89.25 to look like an 81, but would love a 90.25 to look like a 95+

I finished microbiology with an 89


GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

 

[RosettaStoned]

haha, not cool.

 

[Aerus]

I sure wouldn't mind this type of system. Won't be as stressful if I reach the "-" zone.

 

[RosettaStoned]

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[lcm2020]

My university here in Ohio has + and - grades, it's kinda bad, since I always end up just below the A cut, so I get lots of A-'s.

My GPA would probably jump from 3.75 to 3.8~9 if those damn + and - didn't exist.

So be thankful you don't have them!

 

[funtertaining15]

Mine does..

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[phikapdoctor]

I finished microbiology with an 89


GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Sucks!
Everyone hates the system when it's not in their favor and loves it when it is. It's life.


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[Temerit]

At the University of Washington you get a grade on a scale of 1.0-4.0.

So you can get a 3.2, or a 2.4, or a 3.6 in a class.

In all of my science classes the top 5% get A's.