Here is another thing that is funny about this misnomer. (spelling be darned) Someone here on SDN said the funnies thing that made so much sense and I will be explaining to my students this fall exactly what was said. If you mess around, don't drop a course and get a grade of F... You would need to get an A a total of 6x's to be back at an A- average or 5 times just to be at a 3.33 or 3 times just to be at an B average of 3.0...
Who is going to take a class 6 or 7 times to start at a 3.3-3.5 gpa?
I beg students sometimes to drop classes and it is like a funny joke sometimes... when the words pre-med comes outt their mouths sometimes I have a "Scrubs" moment where I am thinking in my head STFU and want to reach across the desk and smack them.
But then, I began to think. Why and WTF is the grade forgiveness policy? What does it do? Who is it for? Why do students even know about it?
CORPORATE AMERICA... the GFP (grade forgiveness policy) is a pure we want all of YOUR money scheme. It does two things. Say you want to graduate with Honors from THE PARTICULAR school you're in. It will remove one bad grade and hopefully replace it with another thus raising your SCHOOL GPA... Two, lets say you apply to your current schools GRAD program... Yes, there it can help too because you can now apply with a higher GPA then the one you truly got. <<<<NOPE WRONG>>>> Check out kent state below, you can't even benefit this way...
here is an excpert from my schools webpage...
*******What is the grade forgiveness policy?
XXX allows students to repeat courses (two total courses) and allow only the 2nd attempt to count in the GPA. Though the first grade will show on the transcript, it will not count in the GPA. ONLY courses taken both times at XXX can be used for grade forgiveness (transfer work is not considered). To file grade forgiveness, students can complete the Grade Forgiveness Form and file with the Registrar's office. Grade forgivness requests may be filed anytime prior to earning a degree at XXX and only apply to undergraduate courses. ********** another portion of a freshman warning note: Use your grade forgiveness policy. If you have taken a course and received a poor or failing grade, you may take the course again and apply your grade forgiveness policy. By using grade forgiveness, your old grade will be taken out of your GPA and your new grade will be factored in. This can bring a dying GPA back to life. Use your policies wisely though, you are only given two throughout your college career at XXX. Word of caution: If the course you took was exceptionally difficult for you the first time chances are it will still be hard the second time around. Dont take a course like this for grade forgiveness when you are on Freshman Warning or Probation. You are attempting to take courses and receive excellent grades, not just mediocre, to bring up your GPA.
This is another spelled out grade forgiving policy from Kent State
What will this do to my GPA?
· All grades will appear on the students transcript.
· All grades will be used in GPA calculations for institutional honors and admission to
graduate or special programs, and are independent of the cumulative GPA on your
transcript and grade reports.
· Only the grade for the second attempt will be used in the calculation of the cumulative
GPA.
· Credit for the second attempt will not be counted towards graduation requirements.
Again, what is the point of this???
Lastly UCB puts hits it right on the head in my opinion of what this nonsense really is... they don't make mention of how it carries to grad programs but what they say is right on the money...
**********Based on registrar's data, 26 students applied to repeat CHEM 1111, an introductory-level chemistry course. That many students repeating a course creates demand for an additional lab or recitation section, Nishikawa and Sherman agreed. Introductory economics, mathematics, physics, engineering and business courses are among the most common for students to repeat.
"If we have a policy that encourages students to retake a course, we're putting more enrollment demand in classes that already have high enrollment demand, and that pushes cost onto the departments," Sherman said.
Concern about students' priority in enrollment is a related issue, Sherman said. "If we have a student repeating a course under course forgiveness, what is their priority compared to other students to get in the class if there are a limited number of seats?" he asked. "We are trying to determine that."
Academic integrity is another concern administrators have struggled with since the program was introduced, and they are having to address it more directly now that the policy is in place, Sherman said.
"Originally, it was proposed that this program would give good students an opportunity to improve their GPA, but I think that has shifted a little bit," he said. "We've found, initially, that these aren't pretty good students, instead they are students who are struggling academically."
I think this nonsense should be banned... WTF is the purpose???
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