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Grading_Scale

A Suggested Grading Scale

The UConn Undergraduate Catalog specifies the 0 to 4 grading system displayed in the left three columns of the table below:
Excellent A 4.0
 91 - 100

A-
 3.7
 89 - 90
Very Good
 B+
 3.3
 87 - 88
Good
 B
 3.0
 81 - 86

B-
 2.7
 79 - 80

C+
 2.3
 77 - 78
Average
 C
 2.0
 71 - 76
Fair
 C-
 1.7
 69 - 70
Poor
 D+
 1.3
 67 - 68

D
 1.0
 61 - 66
Merely Passing
 D-
 0.7
 59 - 60
Failure
 F
 0
 under 59


There is no exact interpretation of this 0 to 4 grading system into a 0 to 100 grading system. The right-hand column of the above table shows a reasonable  interpretation. The interpretation of the words in the left-hand column are even harder to translate into a 0 to 100 numerical scale. UConn leaves grade determination in the hands of its teachers. Some instructors curve their grades. Those who don't curve use the grading system of the right-hand column of the table, or a slight variation of it (a point or two more or less generous).

TAs who teach sections of a coordinate course need to follow the course coordinator's instructions regarding grading scales.