<p>I've heard it's only science classes that are on curves. Is this true?</p>
<p>The only classes i had curves in were science and math classes, but im not sure about other classes.</p>
<p>So for engineering kids thats basically every single class?</p>
<p>Outta curiosity, any idea if Music 26AC is on the curve and how is the grading - is it really easy?</p>
<p>I think the engineering department has a policy about grading. How only a few students can earn top grades.</p>
<p>What if you major in psych, it's a social science, so would it still be curved?</p>
<p>^What happened to UCLA?</p>
<p>Many psych classes are indeed curve, same goes for political science classes.</p>
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any idea if Music 26AC is on the curve and how is the grading - is it really easy?
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<p>Guilbault's teaching it again, so it should be a very fun and interesting class. Her accent's pretty thick (I think it's a French accent), so sometimes you have to listen carefully to understand what the heck she's saying, but she makes class entertaining. The class is VERY easy - just keep up with the workload (which isn't that much in the first place) and you'll be fine. The exams are very easy - most people finished the final within 1.5 hours.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply tastyb33f, is it graded on the curve? Around how many people in the class end up with an A, any idea?</p>
<p>For most lower division courses that are prereqs, such as bio1a/b, chem 3a/b, physics 7/8 series, econ 1, etc, 35% of students will receive a C or lower.</p>
<p>for music 26ac, it depends on your gsi...cuz your gsi is the one that grades EVERYTHING, which sucks ass if you have a really picky gsi like i had. but ya, for the most part, grading is pretty lenient. i got a C on the midterm and pulled an A- in the class. i've been told that the class is on the "jock list"...i'll let that speak for itself.</p>
<p>haha, well Cardinal, i''ve gone back to deciding between UCLA and UCB. After I vist both school's campus I will decide. I think I will be happier at UCLA, however , UCB is more prestigious.</p>
<p>^ The difference is negligible. Go to UCLA if it'll make you happier.</p>
<p>Unless it's engineering.... :)</p>
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Guilbault's teaching it again, so it should be a very fun and interesting class.
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<p>Okay, maybe it's just me, but I hated that class. So did my friend. It seemed like a huge waste of time. We really didn't like Guilbault.</p>
<p>In general, all math/science/engineering courses I've taken have been curved. Rarely, if ever, will a 90/100 be an A, an 80/100 be a B, etc. The courses are just too hard for that to happen. In my experience, means are usually in the 60-70 range with that being a low B/B- type of score. An 80 would be closer to A-/B+, and 85+ would be a solid A (this is all rough). That's an example of the type of curving that goes on in engineering.</p>
<p>ThreeTaGetReady, some people do grade for apparent improvement. <em>shrug</em></p>
<p>When you guys say curved, you don't actually mean curved, do you? Isn't it actually something else, at least technically? Why isn't it that the term is used, anyway?</p>
<p>Physics 7 series - all curved. The distribution for A-B-C (including C's and below) is 25-40-35 department-wide.</p>
<p>Chem 1A, 3A, 3B - all curved. A sample 1A distribution is about 20-50-30.</p>
<p>Math 53, 54 - curved. The professor determines the curve, and some are more lenient than others. Prof. Sethian had a pretty brutal curve from what I've heard.</p>
<p>Comp Sci - straight scale for 3 and 61 series, though they're scaled such that the median grade is a B-. And they're very successful in doing that.</p>
<p>Elec Eng - all curved. Distributions for 20, 40 are similar to those in physics from what I've heard.</p>
<p>Psych - straight scale in 1, 160.</p>
<p>Soc 3AC - curved with Brian Powers. He says that there are no preset quotas for each letter grade, but each essay (30% x 3) is evaluated on a "comparative basis" by various readers. Worst class I've taken at Cal yet; thank goodness I took it P/NP.</p>
<p>English/Lit - not curved for R&C. I'm pretty sure papers are evaluated on a comparative basis, but papers with strong and convincing arguments will earn A's.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure the vast majority of papers are evaluated on a comparative basis. The difference is that unlike technical majors, the worst students probably won't get an F-but a C.</p>
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I'm pretty sure the vast majority of papers are evaluated on a comparative basis. The difference is that unlike technical majors, the worst students probably won't get an F-but a C.
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<p>Ja. Dah. Si.</p>
<p>Economics--not really a hard science--is also curved. Which sucks.
Math is always curved.
History is not curved. Neither is English, in my experience.</p>