Harvard limiting the number of A grades is a good thing — even if students are melting down over it

It’s time for Harvard students to say goodbye to their straight-A’s. On Friday, a committee of faculty advised the school to ...
The Harvard Crimson

‘Inflation Devalues’: Faculty Welcome Cap on A Grades, With Reservations

Faculty voiced cautious support for a proposal that would cap undergraduate A grades at roughly 20 percent and introduce an ...
Michigan Technological University

Grade Policies

Grades of "satisfactory" (C or better) or "unsatisfactory" are given to all first-year students enrolled in a course offered for credit at mid-semester. Final letter grades are provided at the end of ...
Los Angeles Times

Why grade inflation is spreading from high school to college — and how it hurts learning

This might sound impossibly old-fashioned, but I still like the idea that education is about learning: facts, skills, concepts, research, culture, analysis, inspiration. It’s supposed to enrich our ...
The Harvard Crimson

Grade Inflation: What Goes Up Must Come Down

Aden Barton ’24, an Editorial editor, is an Economics concentrator in Eliot House. His column “Harvard in Numbers” appears on alternate Mondays. Here’s a quotation from one of Harvard’s many ...
Drexel University

Grading Scale

At the discretion of your instructor, the grade of "INC" (Incomplete) may be reported in place of a letter grade for any course in which your instructor deems that the work has not been completed and ...
Drexel University

Grades and GPA

At the discretion of your instructor, the grade of "INC" (Incomplete) may be reported in place of a letter grade for any course in which your instructor deems that the work has not been completed and ...
Purdue University

Grade Appeal Process

This is a summary of the Official Grade Appeal Rules, which can be found in Section E of the Purdue University Student Regulations Governing Student Conduct, Disciplinary Proceedings, and Appeals. Any ...
Purdue University

Grade Appeal Process

This is a summary of the Official Grade Appeal Rules, which can be found in Section E of the Purdue University Student Regulations Governing Student Conduct, Disciplinary Proceedings, and Appeals. Any ...