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Top marks fall across programs

Written by Anastasia Erbe, Senior Writer
Published: Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
The total percentage of undergraduate A’s fell from 40.6 percent between 2004 to 2007 to 40.4 percent between 2005 and 2008 as the University’s controversial grading policy inches closer to its target.

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  • 10:21 a.m. on Sept. 17th, 2008
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    For the last time...

    The grade targets are *departmental*, not per class. The point of this is exactly so that students in upper-level classes and seminars who merit an 'A' can get one, and students in introductory classes don't get an 'A' simply for beating others. The economics department does this right; so should everyone else.

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