<p>We had to go to a "biology orientation" today to get ready for next semester, and we were informed by the professor himself that he does NOT give A's. Even if you get a 100%, the highest you can get is a B+. Is that even allowed? Can I report him?</p>
<p>P.S. I can't drop the class, because I need it for my major, and he is the ONLY professor that teaches it. This is his 3rd year teaching at this university, and a lot of the kids are stupid, so I don't think they've said anything or tried to report him.</p>
<p>I would speak to him first and if his response is not acceptable then I would speak with the dean or the department head. His approach to grades is totally unacceptable.
Good luck.</p>
<p>I would most definitely report him to the department head, then move on to the Dean if you don't get anywhere with the head...especially since only one section is available.</p>
<p>I report people every single day of my life, at every opportunity that presents itself. And if an opportunity doesn't present itself in a timely fashion, I make one.</p>
<p>lol I figured that's how you do it. This is really off-topic, but I wonder how you'd behave in places where teachers can fail you if you don't sleep with them, and nobody cares because the practice is so rampant.</p>
<p>Well, why wouldn't you sleep with them? I mean, I know some of them are heinous, but that's what brown bags are for. Man I wish my TA had that policy, I would've had like an A+ in that class everyday, she was that bangin'. mmmmmmm love me some redheads.....</p>
<p>I doubt he truly gives absolutely no A's. He probably just doesn't give them awesome, which I, for one, thing is a great thing. Shows he's not too much of a pansy to stand up to his students. On the other hand, if truly doesn't ever give out A's, that sounds like a bit much. True "A"s should probably be given out to around 3-5% of students.</p>
<p>What's the syllabus say? If it says 100 = B+, then you can't really do anything, but then again, people would be idiotic to take the course. They have to go by the syllabus.</p>
<p>Our school policy is that all students have the right to know exactly how he/she will be graded. Maybe your school has something similar? If not then pretend it's there and report him.</p>
<p>idk soccerguy315 I'm sure such a controversial prof has had student threaten to sic their mafia connections on him before. Handling this using one's own resources might not be enough. Sometimes one needs to bring in the big guns.</p>
<p>i think as long as he tells you this ahead of time, it's unfortunately legit--generally as long as professors stick to the "expectations" they presented at the beginning of the course, you can't really complain about them.</p>
<p>SBR, trying intimidation on a prof by going to the Dean or Dept Chair w/o first speaking w the prof is unlikely to be successful. Usually, a prof will win in a dispute and typically has the final say over most everything in his or her own classroom. If a policy has been stated before and has held for previous semesters, it is unlikely a single student complaining about it is going to change things much.</p>
<p>who said anything about intimidation? I was thinking more along the lines of an all expenses paid trip to machu picchu. I hear it's great around this time of the year</p>