Minus Grades: Revisited

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Florida
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<p>Ssobick previously posted something about UF adding Minus Grades I believe. UF added a new page regarding this, and in the FAQ it addresses that:</p>

<p>"Are professors required to assign minus grades?
Minus grades will be an option that professors may choose when assigning grades."</p>

<p>Meaning that it is not required for the professor to assign minus grades.</p>

<p>Of course this leads to the ultimate question..how common/rare do you think the minus grade practice will be among professors? I am unfamiliar on the trends of this at other universities, so I am hoping someone here has some knowledge on the subject. I know I have heard of other Unis making this an optional practice as well.</p>

<p>Oh, I should probably add the link too. [url=<a href="http://www.isis.ufl.edu/minusgrades.html%5DISIS%5B/url"&gt;http://www.isis.ufl.edu/minusgrades.html]ISIS[/url&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p>

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<p>You guys should lobby for no “A-” when you all get into your major and are in your upper-level courses. It’s only fair because they can not award an “A+”.</p>

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<p>See, I pretty much agree with that. I have absolutely no problem with the B- and such, but I find the A- to be slightly unfair.</p>

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<p>The problem is that most other universities practice giving +/- grades, so UF is kinda behind when it comes to this. Also the faculty senate introduced and a majority voted for it, so its likely that it will play a part in many professors/lecturers grading policies. </p>

<p>“Frank Bova, current chair of the Faculty Senate, said UF is actually one of the few schools in the state university system that does not already use minus grades. The other exceptions are New College and Florida A&M, which uses them only for its law school.”
[Minus</a> grades coming to UF | Gainesville.com | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, FL](<a href=“http://www.gainesville.com/article/20081008/NEWS/810070197]Minus”>http://www.gainesville.com/article/20081008/NEWS/810070197)</p>

<p>In a class without a curve, the grade needed for those letter grades generally come out to: A = 92-100; A- = 89-91; B+ = 87,88; B = 82-86; B- = 79-81; C+ = 77,78; C = 72-76; C- = 69-71; D+ = 67,68; D = 62-66; D- = 59-61; F = < 59 <strong><em>Remember this is variable, depending on the teacher and class</em></strong> -This is just one example I frequently see.</p>