Posted by hussein on August 13, 1999 at 16:29:02:
In Reply to: Grade scale posted by Just checking on August 13, 1999 at 15:48:21:
: After reading comments about the grading policy, if the grading procedure in this class will in fact follow university policy then a correction is necessary. If the range 80 – 89 covers B-, B, and B+ then that implies a B- (the lowest B available) would receive a 3.0 on the university 0.0 – 4.0 QCA grading scale. In fact the university assigns 2.7 to B-, 3.0 to B, and 3.3 to B+. Working down the scale this implies the assignment of a C- to an average of 70%, based on the 4.0 QCA scale that means a 2.0. The university assigns 1.7 to a C- or vice versa but not 2.0. That’s why students can’t receive an A+. The highest possible grade is A. the university does this intentionally so that receiving an A is hard but at the same time the majority of the students are less likely to fail their classes.
sounds reasonable ... ill keep this in mind ...
of course giving you absolute ranges doesnt mean much since i may curve the grades neway ...
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hussein