I don't know. Our psych professors practically hand out As. Our writing professors will only give you an A if you write as well as Tolkein though.
I once took sociology a while ago. The professors, as I recall, never set a time deadline for our paper, which was really the one and only grade in the class. I was sick that day, so I turned it in after class, after 12pm. Well, 12pm was the deadline that 'he stated during the previous class.' He dropped my paper's grade by two letter grades. I would've had an A on it.... So I got a C on the class. Professors.... I think they just want to take frustration out on students sometimes. What ever happened to mercy?