At Suffolk County Community College, developmental math courses have two
grading systems -- one for each course.
For the Fundamental Math Skills course, the grade system is S/R/U/W
(satisfactory/ repeat/ unsatisfactory/ withdraw). The Algebra I course grade
system is SA/SB/SC/R/U/W, where SA, SB, and SC indicate the level of mastery
for the student's information and advisement purposes. The R grade is strictly
defined as being an average which is no more than 10 points below a satisfactory
grade (showing progress). U indicates unsatisfactory progress (perhaps due to
lack of attendance) and W indicates that the student withdrew in a timely manner.
The SA/SB/SC seems to work fairly well as the student can see how he or she
would have performed IF the course carried college credit.
Bev
Beverly R. Broomell Voice: (516)451-4732 or 4270
Professor FAX: (516)451-4796
Mathematics Department
Suffolk County Community College
533 College Road
Selden NY 11784
http://www.sunysuffolk.edu/~broomeb/
Rainbows are just to look at, not to really understand. -- H.A.N.D.
3/19/98
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