What is considered a B+ at your university/college?

[msparish]

Physics major...A's in my classes are based on standard deviation usually. Have had classes where 70% is an A. Class averages are usually right around 50%. Now that I'm getting into higher level stuff, with fewer students in the class, it's more on the professor's perception. If everyone does the work and learns the material, the class average doesn't have to be a C+/B-.

 

[duragezic]

B+ is a AB at my college. We get confused by those positive and negatives. 😉

 

[AbAbber2k]

WTF? Why didn't I apply to a school that hands out B's for a SEVENTY PERCENT? WTF is that?
Granted, I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest it's not necessarily the school but the department you're studying in. Some professors seem to like to mess with the grading scale. Probably some fvcking hippies. 😛 A 90% A would be nice too... it would shut all those fvcking over achieving bastards up, who cry when they don't come through with a 4.0. 😛 "'A' MINUS!?! I'm going to kill myself!"

 

[shimsham]

+?

wtf is this, elementary school?

 

[AbAbber2k]

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle

edit: in the end it doesn't really matter how you set up the grades the prof always curve either down or up to get a B'ish average at any school

I've only ever had professors that curve to a C. A C is suppose to be the "average." That's how the system works. 😛

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Originally posted by: AbAbber2k

Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle

edit: in the end it doesn't really matter how you set up the grades the prof always curve either down or up to get a B'ish average at any school

I've only ever had professors that curve to a C. A C is suppose to be the "average." That's how the system works. 😛

They can't really give us C averages because, the next grade down is D which essentially means you've failed and can't take any follow up classes. So basically a C average, would mean that something like 1/3-1/2 of the class failed. With that said, I've had a handful of classes with C+ averages. Most averages are B or B- though.

 

[Albis]

hehe no grades in grad school

 

[SSP]

B+ is a 77-79 at Ryerson.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: Albis
hehe no grades in grad school

maybe not at your grad school...

 

[dym]

not true for every grad school

 

[AbAbber2k]

So instead they just hand you a B and say "Have fun?" How does that benefit the students? Or to a greater extent, society? You're essentially rewarding mediocrity. The reason you have tiered classes is because one class builds off the knowledge gained from the previous. If you get handed a passing grade, how are you suppose to understand future courses that build on that material? Now granted, the only professors I've had that do curve to a C generally teach upper level science courses where being an "ABOVE AVERAGE" student is important. These classes are hard and DEMAND time and effort. That said, I've never had a professor curve down, because that means the professor is punishing students for his/her fault (like writing a test that wasn't hard enough). In addition, courses like that, generally require a C to pass, or a B if it's a core class for your major, in which case you better damn well know your material.

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Since grades below C fail, they can't possibly aim for C averages for every class, that would mean that a large chunk of students would fail every single class. Many other universities do hand C-, and D+ grades (that I assume are passing grades); it is just not how they do it here. In the end the GPAs here may be slightly inflated compared to other schools, but I assure you that students that don't deserve to pass are failed. As you say in the end, what matters is how you fare compared to the class average, both of these grades are printed right beside each other on the transcript, so it's not like they're hiding it from anyone. An above average student is still an above average student and a below average student is still a below average student.

Finally I'm an EE senior (specializing in analog electronics design of all things), the last thing I need is to be lectured on difficult courses 😉.