As universities shift to online classes, many schools are starting to reevaluate how they grade students amid the coronavirus crisis. One common option: making courses pass-fail.
Other schools have held back on changing grading policies because they're worried about accreditation issues if they remove grades for the semester. That's despite the fact that some colleges, such as"Schools do not jeopardize their accreditation status if they changed their grading system in light of COVID-19," confirmed Sonny Ramaswamy, who leads the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, a regional accreditation agency.
While the majority of students seem to be vouching for a universal pass-fail policy, there is also a significant number of students who would prefer to be graded as usual. Some students who are interested in graduate school, for example, might be hoping to boost their GPA this semester, especially as programs likethat although they will accept pass-fail grading for spring 2020 coursework, they would prefer letter grades if students were given that option at their particular school.
No matter what grading policy a college adopts, said Diego Gomez, a student at Amherst College, it is imperative that schools are understanding towards student's needs and get their input before moving forward."Any time I think about it, I cannot believe my schoolwork is being assessed and graded during a pandemic," he said."Having the chance to get good grades, in my view, should not be one of the reasons I am working to keep myself and my family healthy right now.
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