At the November 10th, 2000 meeting of Faculty Board, the following grading guidelines were approved:
- In lecture courses (i.e. courses other than seminars and small sections), B is the median grade, no more than 20% of students are awarded grades of A or A-, and no more than 20% of students are awarded grades of C+ or lower;
- In first year small section courses and upper year seminar courses, B or B+ is the median grade, no more than 30% of students are awarded grades of A or A-, and no more than 20% of students are awarded grades of C+ or lower.
At the October 17th, 2003 meeting of Faculty Board, these guidelines were established as a mandatory grading policy subject to the following terms:
a The maximum percentages allowed for A/A- grades and C+ or lower are mandatory subject to a deviation of 5%;
b The median requirements are mandatory subject to the discretion to go above or below the median, provided this affects no more than 5% of the class; and
c The enforcement mechanism is as follows:
i Where instructors do not comply with the above requirements they are required to identify the number of students involved and to rank those students;
ii The matter will be referred to the Dean or Dean's designate, who will contact the instructor and attempt an informal resolution; and
iii If the matter is not resolved at stage ii, the grades will be adjusted to comply with the guidelines. The adjustment will be in accordance with the instructor's ranking and will be reported by the Academic Standing and Policies Committee to the Faculty Board Marks Meeting. The instructor may appeal the adjustment to the Faculty Board Marks Meeting, which may confirm the adjusted grades or the instructor's nonconforming marks.
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