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Grading scale at SFU
Hey guys I have been trying to look all over the place to see what a certain percentage constitutes as a letter grade at sfu but I can't seem to find anything. They give you how much each grade is worth in regards to GPA but nothing for how much a percent is worth as a grade. Anyone have any info on this?
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95-100 = A+
90-94 = A
85-89 = A-
80-84 = B+
75-79 = B
70-74 = B-
65-69 = C+
60-64 = C
55-59 = C-
50-54 = D
GPA goes down by 0.33 starting from 4.33 for A+. Gap between C- (1.66) and D (1) is bigger.
90+ = A+
85-89 = A
80-84 = A-
and I forget the rest, but I think it goes like this:
78-79 = B+
75-77 = B
70-74 = B-
and the rest is the same. What gawdawaful stated is for the School of Criminology and as you can see, it's tougher to do well given that there is less room for error (us criminology majors have it TOUGH, trust me!). It is also the scale that most colleges use.
What I stated applies to most of the social sciences including psychology. Political science is a bit different--a bit harder to do well, but there is slightly more room for error than for criminology (I think the cut-off for an A- is 82%).
"Approximately 18% of the class will receive grades in the A range, 38% in the B range, 32% in the C range, 8% in the D range and 4% in the F range"
What I provided as far as I know, what was used in all of my crim, SA, Eng, and Hist that I've taken.
And yah, poli-sci cut off is lower for As and such.
So although the department might say 86% is an A- cutoff, your real mark might have been 67% and then curved to hell and back to change it magically to an 86% because compared to the rest of your classmates your work was A- worthy.
It really is a lot murkier in university and it's easy to see why so many students play games with their professors to try and get extra marks.