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18 March 2008
APPROVED FACULTY SENATE
18 March 2008
APPROVED PRESIDENT
30 April 2008
Plus-Minus Implementation Committee
University Faculty Senate
FEBRUARY 2008
Lee L. Brice, Committee Chair and member, Faculty Senate
Steve Bennett CGE
Deann Combites Registrars Office
Alan DeRoos Registrars Office
Jeff Engel CCPI
Richard Filipink CAGAS
Ember Keithley Advisor
Scott Perkins SGA
Mike Romano Graduate Council
Donna Williams Registrars Office
In October 2007 the Faculty Senate created an ad-hoc committee to investigate the best means of implementing the new plus-minus grade system that has become the policy for all undergraduates at 鶹. Since so many constituencies are affected by the change in grading policy, membership of the committee included representatives from various Senate councils as well as the Registrars office. A representative from the Graduate Council was included to act as liaison with that body. The committee met monthly through the Fall and early Spring semesters during which it investigated and debated the various charges given to it by Faculty Senate.
The Senate charged the committee with five tasks:
the grade point average to be assigned to plus-minus grades
the impact on existing policies and procedures (to include, but not be limited to, academic progress, prerequisites, graduation requirements applicable to majors/minors/university/gen.ed., pass/fail, honors)
departmental gateways
whether faculty should be required to utilize plus-minus grading
multiple sections of courses with different standards
A. The Grade Point Average To Be Assigned To Plus-Minus Grades.
This charge is predetermined by the mathematics of using a plus/minus version of a 4.0 grade point system. Since the plus grades will come from the upper part of a current grade scale, and the minus grades will come from the lower part of the scale, the value of the grades must reflect that mathematically. The registrars office pointed out that the standard breaks used nation-wide by many universities fall at .33 for plus grades and .67 for minus grades. Such a system would be as follows:
A = 4.00 B+ = 3.33 C+ = 2.33 D+ = 1.33
A- = 3.67 B = 3.00 C = 2.00 D = 1.00
B- = 2.67 C- =1.67 D- = 0.67
F = 0.00
This same system was also approved by the Senate on April 12, 2005 as a result of the CAGAS Plus/Minus Grading System report, and subsequently approved by the Academic Vice President and President. For faculty unfamiliar with plus/minus grade scales, see appendix A for an example.
B. The Impact On Existing Policies And Procedures (To Include, But Not Be Limited To, Academic Progress, Prerequisites, Graduation Requirements Applicable To Majors/Minors/University/Gen.Ed., Pass/Fail, Honors).
The committee concluded that the GPA-defined gateways/thresholds currently employed at the University level to determine academic progress, etc., should remain in place, unchanged. Since it seems appropriate to be explicit, the committee asserts that any GPA-defined gateways/thresholds currently defined as a grade of C or B are to be understood as the basic form of those letter grades, C = 2.0 and B = 3.0.
The committee further concluded after investigation and debate that it would be inadvisable for the Faculty Senate to direct changes in the GPA-defined gateways/thresholds currently in place in many colleges, programs, majors, etc. below the University-wide level. We advise that each college, school, program, major, etc. that has GPA-defined gateways/thresholds in place be permitted to consider in their own way and in their own time examining the thresholds in light of the new grading system. As with the University-wide criteria, any GPA-defined gateways/thresholds currently defined as a grade of C or B are to be understood as the basic form of those letter grades, C = 2.0 and B = 3.0.
C. Departmental Gateways.
The committee advises that each department that has GPA-defined gateways/thresholds in place be permitted to consider in their own way and in their own time the gateways/thresholds in light of the new grading system. As with the University-wide criteria, any GPA-defined gateways/thresholds and course prerequisites currently defined as a grade of C are to be understood as the basic form of those letter grades, C = 2.0 and B = 3.0. Departments are explicitly encouraged to examine their particular GPA-defined criteria and make any adjustments, as they deem appropriate and in a manner in accordance with established guidelines.
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