ASCRC was charged by ECOS to explore ways of improving the traditional letter grading language on page 20 in the catalog. The current language has a combination of qualitative and quantitative values and there is concern that C is no longer average.

Traditional Letter Grading

Letter grades represent an assessment of the overall quality of work performed in a given course. A= Excellent, B= Good, C=Satisfactory, D= Poor, F= Failure

A--work of superior quality; B--work better than average; C--average work; D--work below average, F--failure. Other symbols used are: I--Incomplete; N--work on the course may be continued in later semesters (when work is completed, the final grade assigned applies to all semesters of the course); NF--no record of academic performance; W--withdrawal from a course or course dropped after the fifteenth instructional day; WP--course dropped after thirtieth instructional day with passing work; WF--course dropped after the thirtieth instructional day with failing work; AUD--auditor registration. (AUD is recorded for all students who register in courses as auditors, intending to listen to the courses without earning credit or being graded. The same fees are assessed as when registering for credit. Any attendance or participation expectations are established by the instructor of the course. If attendance expectations are not met, the instructor may request a notation be placed on the student's academic record indicating attendance was not satisfactory.)