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3. The Harvard Medical School uses a pass-fail system of grading in the preclinical portion of the curriculum and does not calculate class standings. Grades are given, however, in the clinical years, and the grades A and B are considered honor grades. Since students do not take all of...
Some members of the faculty expressed surprise at Government's surge in popularity, in the light of recent publicity surrounding the department's attempts to reduce "grade inflation" by enforcing stricter grading standards.
The committee found unacceptable the grading policies of the instructors, Stephen J. Gould, professor of Geology, and Richard C. Lewontin '50, Agassiz Professor of Zoology, who promise students who write ten-page papers at least a B.
The Gen Ed committee looked at the grade distribution in a number of large courses before deciding how to deal with Nat Sci 36, and Pipkin says they found Nat Sci 36's grading no easier than that of several other courses--in fact, he says, it is harder than...
"We're being pilloried for being honest," Gould says. "If you say you're grading conventionally, you can do whatever you damn well please."