(January 27, 2003 and amended February 24, 2003)
Whereas the
curriculum and maintenance of academic standards is the shared responsibility
of the faculty at ASU;
Whereas the faculty at ASU desire to have a grading system that permits truer records of student performance;
Whereas the faculty recognize that most of its peer institutions have adopted a grading system that permits plus and minus grades;
Whereas the faculty wish to implement a grading system that will serve as an incentive to students for better performance;
Be it resolved:
(1)
That Senate Resolution #23 of 1991-1992, establishing a plus/minus grade system
for ASU, be rescinded;
(2) That the grading system
at Arizona State University be changed for both undergraduate and graduate
courses to replace the current grade options of A, B, C, D, and E with the
following grade options: A, A, B+, B, B, C+, C, D, and E.
(3) That
these grade options will be duly recorded on a studentıs transcript;
(4) That
for purposes of calculating grade points, the following values will be used:
A =
4.000
A = 3.667
B+ = 3.333
B = 3.000
B = 2.667
C+ = 2.333
C = 2.000
D = 1.000
E = 0.000
(5) That this policy will be printed in
the next General Catalog, and that the plus/minus system will be made available
to faculty for use with all students when that Catalog goes into effect.