Academic Policies on Grading
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<span>BFA Assembly Considers Revisions For Two Academic Policies on Grading</span>
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<span><time datetime="2022-01-18T13:16:23-07:00" title="Tuesday, January 18, 2022 - 13:16">Tue, 01/18/2022 - 13:16</time>
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<p><strong><em>On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, BFA Chair Tiffany Beechy sent the following message to BFA representatives:</em></strong></p>
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<p>Dear BFA Reps,</p>
<p>I write with a time-sensitive pair of proposals regarding grade policy that we will be voting on at the February 3rd General Assembly. </p>
<p>1) The first concerns the <a href="/registrar/students/degree-planning/grade-replacement/policy" rel="nofollow">grade-replacement policy</a> that we adopted in 2019, aspects of which present equity concerns that have been exacerbated by the pandemic. By bulletpoint, the proposed changes to this policy are:</p>
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<li> Make grade replacement automatic rather than opt-in by a deadline</li>
<li>Lift the limit on credits allowable for grade replacement</li>
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<p>2) The second proposal creates a new designation, S/U (鈥淪atisfactory/Unsatisfactory鈥�), to disambiguate 鈥淧ass/Fail Only鈥� classes from the three-part system now implied by <a href="/academicaffairs/sites/default/files/attached-files/pass-fail_policy_and_procedures_for_spring_2020.pdf" rel="nofollow">P/P+/F</a>, according to which a 鈥淧鈥� now implies a grade below a C-. </p>
<p>PDFs giving the history of these policies, rationales for the changes, and a memo endorsing them from the deans are attached here. </p>
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<li><a href="/bfa/node/3031/attachment" rel="nofollow">Grade Replacement Policy Revision January 14, 2022</a></li>
<li><a href="/bfa/node/3033/attachment" rel="nofollow">Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Grading Basis Proposal January 14, 2022</a></li>
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<p><em>Please distribute these widely among your constituents and send questions and feedback to bfa@colorado.edu by <strong>January 30</strong></em>. We hope to address any major concerns prior to the Assembly meeting so that our discussion that day can be focused and informed. Additionally, we have created a <a href="/bfa/january-2022-proposed-changes-academic-grading-policies-faq" rel="nofollow">Proposed Grading Policy Changes FAQ</a> on our website that you can share as well.</p>
<p>Thank you for your attention to these important policy matters at a busy time. I believe it is important for us to consider them promptly, as they concern both equity and student success. </p>
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<p>With best regards,</p>
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<p>Tiffany Beechy, BFA Chair</p>
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