Word: pharr
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...Pharr said the exams were being eliminated out of a belief that the department would be able to evaluate honors candidates without an examination...
...view is that we have a good basis for arriving at honors without having a written exam," Pharr said...
...honors determination will be based on GPA and performance on the thesis and an oral exam in the case of summa candidates and an oral in the case of students who fall between honors categories," Pharr said...
...effect was that students often waited until their senior year to take introductory courses believing that was the best way to prepare for the writtens," Pharr said. "But many members of the department felt that in a number of cases, students would be better off taking those introducto- ry courses at an earlier stage...
...Pharr said the government department voted infavor of the recommendation in March and thechange was approved by the FAS educational policycommittee at its most recent meeting...