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 ...
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 ...
Michigan Technological University

Grading Information

Grading information can be used easily by faculty and staff. The electronic grading process is available online with complete instructions and links to resources. Grade submission deadlines are ...
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 ...
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 ...
Purdue University

Grade Questions and Answers

Q: Who is allowed to submit or enter final grades? A: Final grades must be entered or submitted online via myPurdue Faculty Self Service or BrightSpace by the instructor of record for that course. Q: ...
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 ...
PBS

Column: How an epidemic of grade inflation made A's average

Grade inflation — no, hyperinflation — is running rampant in American higher education. At Yale, where I have been both a student and an instructor, the average GPA has risen considerably over the ...
Today

A grade-by-grade guide

If you're planning home-schooling or remote learning this fall, you may be wondering, what does my child really need to know? If you're embarking on an entire year of education at home, you'll want to ...
The Atlantic

Ninth Grade: The Most Important Year in High School

Educators are increasingly focusing on the ninth grade as the year that determines whether a young person will move on or drop out of school. According to research published in the journal Education, ...
Wall Street Journal

The Economic Roots of Grade Inflation

Harvard economist Roland Fryer explains how businesses taking a 'Merit, Excellence, and Intelligence' approach to hiring are outperforming those taking a mandatory 'Diversity, Equity and Inclusion' ...