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WestrnMom
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Posted: Fri Apr 25th, 2008 08:55 pm |
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I know an A is usually counted as a 4.0, a B as a 3.0. How do you translate numerical grades back to letter grades?
If a student gets a 3.3 is that a B or a B+?
What is a 3.5 - an A- or a B+?
What about a 3.7 or higher? Are those considered As?
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Descartes
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Posted: Fri Apr 25th, 2008 09:06 pm |
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There is no "standard". I have seen some scales that count
A- = 3.67
B+ = 3.33
etc.
and others that go
A- = 3.7
B+ = 3.3
(not to mention 12 point scales in which A = 12, A- = 11, B+ = 10...)
At UW-Madison, there were no +/- grades but intermediate grades like
AB = 3.5
BC = 2.5
If I had devise a standard I would say:
A = 3.833 to 4.0
A- = 3.500 to 3.833
B+ = 3.167 to 3.500
B = 2.833 to 3.167
and so on.
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WestrnMom
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Posted: Sat Apr 26th, 2008 05:56 pm |
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How does that translate to Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude and Summa Cum Laude? It seems like the schools all choose their own random numbers.
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Descartes
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Posted: Sun Apr 27th, 2008 07:54 pm |
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That would be correct. So far as I know, there is nothing approaching a standard for these designations.
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