Grading Standards
Whereas recent published data suggest that student grades are moving toward A's and B's being the most frequent grades, with C's declining significantly, and
Whereas colleges are experiencing increasing pressure to produce "successful" grades (variously defined), and
Whereas pressure from students to award higher grades is perceived by many to be accelerating, and
Whereas evidence of student success measured in criteria other than grades suggest that student ability to demonstrate mastery of course content is not accelerating, and