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...going to put all that effort, I want the grade to sit on my transcript,” Mariana H. Anton ’10 said. “I don’t want a satisfactory—if I put in the work...
Citing the success of similar grading systems at Harvard Law School and at MIT—where freshmen do not receive letter grades their first semester—Malan said that CS50 students would be able to focus more on the material rather than the grade itself...
Some students expressed concerns about the change in grading policy, arguing that the amount of effort put towards the course would not be accurately reflected in the satisfactory grade...
...earlier version of the Apr. 16 news article "Malan Plans to Cut Letter Grades for CS50" incorrectly stated that starting next fall, all students will be graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis in Computer Science 50. In fact, some students will be allowed to take the course for a letter grade...
...article also stated that students who wish to satisfy General Education requirements with the course will be able to receive letter grades per General Education policy. To clarify, in addition, CS50 will continue to be offered with letter-graded status for departments that expect the course as a letter-graded concentration requirement or for students who prefer to receive a letter grade, according to course instructor David J. Malan...