Another Grading Question

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Alabama
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<p>Does UA have an official policy of what number grade corresponds to a letter grade? I’m looking for what constitutes, for example, an A+ rather than an A. For example, is a 98 an A+ or A (and so on down - where does and A become an A-)?</p>

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<p>I read just divide into 3rds. 90-93 = A-, 94-97=A, 98-100= A+ but can’t swear that is correct</p>

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<p>Probably depends on the prof. Some don’t even give A+'s, but I saw one syllabus that had 90-91 = A-, 92-97 = A, 98 and up = A+</p>

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<p>There is no official policy on what constitutes a certain grade other than what the professor puts in the class syllabus.</p>

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<p>Thanks, SEA_Tide. There was nothing on syllabus. Son can see his number grade on blackboard but no letter grade posted yet. He’ll just have to wait.</p>

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<p>Confirmation of what SEA_tide said.</p>

<p>Source: [University</a> of Alabama Undergraduate Catalog 2010-12](<a href=“Page Not Found | The University of Alabama”>http://catalogs.ua.edu/catalog10/500505.html)</p>

<p>Also check this out: <a href=“http://registrar.ua.edu/services/myfaculty/grade-reporting/grade-terminology/[/url]”>http://registrar.ua.edu/services/myfaculty/grade-reporting/grade-terminology/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Daughter has a situation in one of her classes where she received a 92 for a final grade. Teacher gave her an A- but D has the class syllabus and it says she should have received an A. D wrote the teacher initially asking if she had calculated her grade correctly. Teacher responded that yes, they had the same final grade number. D wrote back and said that according to the syllabus she should get an A and not the A- she was given. Teacher has not responded in 2 days. I suggested writing again with the syllabus attached to the email. Wondering if it is worth going up the department ladder about this? I think it is, but D is non-confrontational and is hesitating.</p>

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<p>“I suggested writing again with the syllabus attached to the email.”</p>

<p>I think this is the next step. You want to give the teacher a chance to respond with the additional information. The teacher may be on vacation by now. </p>

<p>Good luck to you.</p>

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<p>I concur with Cuttlefish123. The syllabus is a contract that the teacher needs to honor. Insisting on this is not a confrontation; it’s a reconciliation of a discrepancy between what the student was promised and what was delivered. If the instructor balks, walk it up the food chain.</p>