GSLIS Grading Policy

The following is the GSLIS grading scale as of the revised version on 12/15/2004.  The text has been copied and pasted straight from the official GSLIS document.

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Dominican University
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

GRADING POLICY (12/15/2004)

The faculty of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science use the following guidelines in their grading:

Numeric*
Grade    Equivalent    Definition

A             4.0                Outstanding achievement. Student performance
demonstrates full command of the course materials
and evinces a high level of originality and/or creativity
that far surpasses course expectations; nearly flawless work.

A-           3.67                 Excellent achievement. Student performance demonstrates
thorough knowledge of the course materials and exceeds
course expectations by completing all requirements in a
superior manner.

B+           3.33               Good solid work. Student performance demonstrates strong
comprehension of the course materials and exceeds
course expectations on all tasks as defined in the course syllabus.

B             3.0               Satisfactory acceptable work. Student performance meets
designated course expectations, demonstrates understanding of the
course materials and performs at an acceptable level.

B-            2.67                Marginal work. Student performance demonstrates incomplete,
substandard understanding of course materials, , or absence of required work; indicates danger of falling below acceptable grading standard.

C+           2.33                Unsatisfactory work. Student performance demonstrates
unsatisfactory understanding of course materials and inability to meet course requirements.

C             2.0                 Unacceptable work. Student performance demonstrates
incomplete and inadequate understanding of course materials.

C-           1.67                Poor work.

F             0.0                 Failing grade.

*Grading System on p.20 in DU GSLIS  2005-2006 Bulletin is given without definition.