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re: LSU implements plus/minus grading for Fall 2015

Posted on 4/16/15 at 12:57 pm to
Posted by GeorgeReymond
Buckhead
Member since Jan 2013
10161 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 12:57 pm to
shitttttt

Tell that to the Yong's, Fang's, Chang's, Yo's in Ourso
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
112329 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 12:57 pm to
So what does an A constitute? And how does an A plus work?
Posted by jaTigerfan
Nashville
Member since Oct 2011
2091 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 12:58 pm to
A is 4.0, and A+ will be higher, like a 4.3 or so.
Posted by RB10
Member since Nov 2010
43823 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:03 pm to
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Tell that to the Yong's, Fang's, Chang's, Yo's in Ourso


I honestly couldn't tell you one of my teachers names from my time at LSU. They all rounded up though
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
112329 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:05 pm to
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A is 4.0, and A+ will be higher, like a 4.3 or so.


I imagine the enrollment numbers will explode for BS elective courses to pull GPA up

What's the cut off on the plus's, normal, and minus's? Like 3.333 percent for each one?
This post was edited on 4/16/15 at 1:06 pm
Posted by tigerbait2010
PNW
Member since May 2006
29225 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:06 pm to
Can they actually go back and apply previous grades into the system? it sounds like a dumb question, but I graduate in December
Posted by SanFranTiger
Dallas, TX
Member since Sep 2003
4897 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:07 pm to
They should just go to the SouthPark model...

check, check plus,check minus
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32468 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:09 pm to
Does this include HSC?
Posted by Enfuego
Uptown
Member since Mar 2009
9883 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:10 pm to
That sucks. Tulane has this and it blows.

A+ doesn't exist
A 93 and up : 4.0
A- 90-92.99: 3.66


This post was edited on 4/16/15 at 1:14 pm
Posted by rockchlkjayhku11
Cincinnati, OH
Member since Aug 2006
36454 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:12 pm to
Hmmm. UGA does plus/minus grading but there is no such thing as an A+
Posted by McLemore
Member since Dec 2003
31499 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:14 pm to
hmmm, i wonder how this would've affected mine. i had only one B in my major and that was thanks to a BS ambiguous final essay question that the prof admitted was ambiguous. i had one point from an A in the class and the ahole wouldn't budge.

but i may have ended up with some A-s instead of As. water under bridge.
Posted by Oates Mustache
Member since Oct 2011
22069 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:16 pm to
There is no A+
Posted by GeorgeReymond
Buckhead
Member since Jan 2013
10161 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:17 pm to
I just checked the registrars website and standing grades will remain the same

This is from the registrars site; I'm not sure if it's a typo but there's no way they're going to award 4.3's. I think A+ will also equal 4.0 too (I could be wrong)

This post was edited on 4/16/15 at 1:26 pm
Posted by chesty
Flap City C.C.
Member since Oct 2012
12731 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:18 pm to
Now can we just a few parking spots?
Posted by whodidthat
Member since Aug 2011
5896 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:19 pm to
quote:

It offers a better representation & more precisely pinpoints how a student did in a class


They should be doing something like this across the country. It would be easy to adapt the gpa calculators. I had several classes where getting a B was easy, but working for an A took a lot more work. Getting an 89 in a class is better than getting an 80. Might as well give credit when it's earned.
Posted by lynxcat
Member since Jan 2008
24149 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:20 pm to
I had this in college. Make sure you get a A- and not a B+. 3.7 doesn't weigh down a high overall GPA too much but a 3.3 has a large impact and only a point can separate the difference.

4.3 for a A+ is dumb.
Posted by buganationHD
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Member since Dec 2014
116 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:28 pm to
This won't effect GPA calculation.
Posted by Dr. Shultz
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Jun 2013
6391 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:30 pm to
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This won't effect GPA calculation.



Yes it will
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
18286 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 1:57 pm to
This is going to be a train wreck for engineering majors
Posted by Yung_Humma
Member since Oct 2013
834 posts
Posted on 4/16/15 at 2:04 pm to
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This post was edited on 6/20/16 at 10:02 pm
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