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Following a proposal passed in April 2004 by the Princeton Faculty Committee on Grading, Princeton implemented a set of grading standards aimed at limiting A-range grades to only 35 percent of total grades given in undergraduate courses, and 55 percent of grades given for junior and senior independent work...
“We are impressed by the seriousness with which members of the faculty have taken on the challenge of bringing grades under better control,” said Malkiel, on behalf of the Grading Committee, in the press release. “After so many years of steady...
“To our understanding, the new grading policy is supposed to set guidelines and goals for professors, not hard-line quotas that only 35 percent of each precept can receive A’s,” Joseph said. “We don’t have...
The Economics Department agreed on target A-range grade percentages depending on course type and difficulty. In contrast, the English Department allowed their faculty to make their own grading decisions while simply keeping the grading guidelines in mind.
The Grading Committee plans to study effective departmental approaches in an effort to assist other departments in implementing inflation control policies.