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Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 5 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 11-2-1972 Lanthorn, vol. 5, no. 03, November 2, 1972 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol5 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 5, no. 03, November 2, 1972" (1972). Volume 5. 3. http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol5/3 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2001 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 5 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Whole fabric out of thin a 1 r LffllTHORIl VOL. 5 NO. 3 THE GRAND VALLEY STATE COLLEGES NOVEMBER 2, 1972 New Grading Policy Considered by Frank Bodenmiller general observations of the the course, the student is often accumulating a large number abilities are cited as advantages functions of the grades A, S, C, advised to repeat the course. The of “ unsuccessfully of the proposed system in the A proposed new CAS grading D, and F. The report notes that student who has a serious attempted” credits) should be report. The pins from these system is the curreni outlook the grades A, B, and C are interest in the topic or the used to determine whether or advantages are obtained without from the Task Force on CAS intended to differentiate various student who wishes to pursue not CAS is actually being lowering academic standards Grading Policy. The proposal is degrees of adequate mastery of other studies that build on that burdened by students “since a course in which no not just a minor change in the the courses content. content, benefits from such as remaining in the program for credit is received contributes policy of grading but includes an The Task Force report repetition. long periods of time without nothing towards satisfying almost entirely new system. continues by observing that In taking these observations making sufficient academic degree requirements.’’ The proposal is included in these distinctions are to light, the Task Force on CAS progress. At the end of three The members of the task the report of the Task Force. particularly useful in recording Grading Policy is specifically years the question of whether force point out that by keeping The primary affects of the the student's level of recommending the following or not to have academic the D grade the student still has proposed grading system will be achievement in an area he -•-!— t— tk . n — Jk p proposed grading system. The suspension and dismissals the right to accept “ marginal a rWlMVIl US IIIV M n w ■ uauvo. «ishc*j io pursue in tiepin, suvii m em bers w hich mctucte silGiiiu uc KiiiCu in light C! credit" bui xae new system an extension of the pasa/fail as an academic major. However Professor Chamberlin, Harder, the data obtained. would encourage ham not to option, a moratorium on these distinctions seem less Kovats, Neal agd Walkoe were in 6. We recommend I) that settle for below C levels of academic suspensions and important in purely unanimous agreement with the departments establish more achievement. This should dismissals due to the changes distributional courses. proposals. complex or more extensive promote more adequate mastery within the system, and a more The grades D and F, the 1. The A, B, and C grades annual Departmental Honors. of those courses which would, in complex system of honors. This report cites, indicate inadequate should be retained, with their 2) that standard Honors for effect, improve the academic proposal will have to be mastery of course content. The present meaning and usage. graduation be set somewhat standards of CAS. The option of reviewed and passed by the Ca S grades differ from each other 2. The F grade should be higher than they at present removing D grades will also Senate before it becomes policy. mainly in degree. eliminated in favor of are ... 3) that the quarterly encourage the student to replace The Senate will meet November The report continues by automatic withdrawal from Dean's List, either be them with more substantial level 10. noting that though the D grade the course (ie., a grade of W.) abandoned or else maintained of academic achievement. The report being sent to the indicated a "marginal 3. The option pass/fai! for a year or two to see what The proposed paas/no credit CAS Senate begins with a few familiarity” with the content of system should become a quantitative effect the option would offer more pass/no credit system. A CAS absence of F’s and the flexibility in the grading system student should be able to uiipwiibility of D s might as requested by a number of enroll in any course under have upon it, where after it students and faculty. The Task this option, but each could be decided whether to Force also feels that at the same department shall have the maintain it as it is, alter its time the “option would improve Grand Valley right to decide not to accept criteria, or abandon it CAS standards by removing D pass grades towards it's major altogether. ” level work from the range of the or minor. A pass grade shall Under the present system of current pass grade. correspond to a letter grade grading, all grades which a The report concludes by Students In student iwvirCt fw a a autm that although a i tU u v u M S i recorded on tide transcript The of credits a student The Real to pass/no credit will be made student does have the option of attempts could be useful for advising purposes, inclusion of Among the information wire engaged in “other by computer. repeating a course in which he recently in the Board of Control 4. A temporary record icceives either a failing or a course attempts without credit activities.” Ten are homemzkers earning serve# no constructive handbook wens th« tiiiiiuw on and 9 have enicicd the military should be kept of the total passing grade. HowcVci, iuC the Graduate Placement Report. number of credits each previous grade as weti as the purpose. The members of the service in some way. One is Task Force are of the opinion These statistics deal with those doing post grad, work on the student "unsuccessfully grade earned in repetition is that a transcript which doesn’t graduates of 1972 who GVSC campus. attempts” by enrolling in a entered on his permanent record failures wil still responded to a questionnaire The aumber of employers course and then withdrawing, record. Credit for a course sufficiently record the depth and concerning their present holding interviews on campus failing, or getting a D grade cannot be swarded more than scope of the student’s level of employment or activity. has declined considerably in the and having it deleted. This once in any instance. subject mastery to satisfy degree Of the 580 seniors who were past three yean. In 1989-70 information will be available As is currently stands, the graduated last year, 359 there were 60 employers holding for academic advising and for student has the opportunity of requirements. The Task Force IW|fUIIINU IV imi questionnaire. our own institutional t«Hng only 15 hours of credit added the comment “These tan’t interviews, in 1970-71 the • ka*S aluMlIjl asO% The information was divided number went down to 49, the under the pass/?sil option. He much mere that a college coedd into several groupings such as following year the number was become a part of the must have a 2.00 G.P.A. and a accurately say.” minimum of 84 credit hours type of employment, graduate 26. The Marine Corps, however, student's permanent According to Wilbur Walkoe, before being permitted this schools, and specific teaching has been represented aU dine academic record. the Chairman, if pamed the new 5. There should be a option. The courses elected and non-teaching jobs. yean. grading system could net Of the 580 graduates 287 A percentsfis breakdown of moratorium of thre* years on under this option may not be .Teasably be instituted until the academic suspensions and used to fulnil foundation, earned teaching certificates, the die statistics shows that 63% of summer o f 1973. i» would isk e dismissals from the CAS distribution, major or cognate at least that long tor Records io number employed as teachers is the respondents were engaged in degree programs. During that make conversion. He added that 121. For the most part, teaching Business and Industry, Teaching requirements. time, the temporary records the TMk Force intenthtnafly jobs were found in Michigan, the or Government jobs. Seven per Reducing the punitive aspect described in point 4 (which dealtb with conversion of old greatest number 12 in Grand cent continued their studies with of grading and reducing e will show whether or not transcripts. They believe this to Rapids. Twelve graduates found paduatt school and 6% are student’s fear of attempting a many students are hi which ha doubts Mi be a separate question. out of state teaching engaged in “other activities”. assignments. One even made it Thirty nine per cent of the to Venezuela. graduates did not respond, so Perhaps one o f the moat their placement is not known. ngticaMe statistics is that of the Sixty-fire per cent of the 359 respondents, 79 were students were mastered with the unemployed, which represents s Placement Service on campus, 22% rate of unemployment.