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Front Page News Scripps College

April 30, 2020 5:59 pmMay 1, 2020 7:52 am

Scripps switches to default pass/no record grading, keeps letter grade option

By Julia Frankel and Anushe Engineer 5112 Views Coronavirus, COVID-19, Faculty, Faculty Executive Committee, Grading, Grading Policy, Pass/Fail, Pass/No Credit, Pass/No Record, Scripps College, Universal A, Universal Pass

Scripps faculty voted to make pass/no record grading the default for spring 2020, but maintained a letter grade option.

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Front Page News Pitzer College

April 29, 2020 3:50 pmApril 29, 2020 4:14 pm

Pitzer switches to universal pass/no record grading, passes to count as As for GPA

By Maria Heeter and Jasper Davidoff 8411 Views Coronavirus, COVID-19, Faculty, Grading, Grading Policy, Grading Systems, Pass/Fail, Pass/No Credit, Pass/No Record, Pitzer College, Universal A, Universal Pass, Universal Pass/No Record

Pitzer faculty voted Wednesday to move to a universal pass/no record policy that makes passed classes equivalent to As for students’ GPAs.

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Front Page News Scripps College

April 29, 2020 12:29 amMarch 19, 2021 10:08 pm

Scripps admin would ask trustees to veto universal A policy if passed, president warns

By Anushe Engineer, Maria Heeter, Marc Rod and Jasper Davidoff 6809 Views Amy Marcus-Newhall, Board of Trustees, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Faculty Executive Committee, Grading, Grading Policy, Grading Systems, Lara Tiedens, Pass/Fail, Pass/No Credit, Pass/No Record, Scripps Board of Trustees, Scripps College, Scripps Faculty, Scripps Faculty Executive Committee, Universal A, Universal P/NC, Universal Pass, Universal Pass/No Record

Scripps administrators warned they’d ask the Board of Trustees to overrule a universal A policy if the faculty passes it Thursday.

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Front Page News Pomona College

April 17, 2020 5:55 pmApril 19, 2020 5:43 pm

Pomona College adopts universal pass/no record/incomplete grading policy

By Julia Frankel 9451 Views Coronavirus, COVID-19, Faculty, Faculty Meeting, Grading, Grading Policy, No Record Pandemic, Pass/Fail, Pass/No Credit, Pass/No Record, Pomona College, Universal Pass, Universal Pass/No Credit, Universal Pass/No Record

Pomona faculty voted to adopt universal pass/“no record pandemic” grading for spring 2020, the only one of the 5Cs to eliminate letter grades.

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Front Page News Pomona College

April 15, 2020 2:09 pmApril 19, 2020 10:41 am

Pomona delays decision on grading policy, votes down A/no record/incomplete option

By Julia Frankel and Maria Heeter 4576 Views ASPC, Associated Students of Pomona College, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19, Grading, Grading Policies, Grading Policy, Grading Systems, Pass/Fail, Pass/No Credit, Pomona College, Universal P/NC, Universal Pass

Pomona faculty voted down an A/no record/incomplete coronavirus grading policy, but otherwise failed to come to a consensus on a new policy.

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