GPA Question for Pitt students

MTnest
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:42:42 +0000

The numeric range corresponds to the letter grade depending upon how the class does. For example: if the class average is 40 (a C) then if you have a 65 or so, you will probably get an A. It all depends upon how the professor does the curve. Professors do have an idea of how many A, B, C’s they will give out and will adjust their curve accordingly. It has been years since I have been in college but I don’t believe the grading process has changed all that much.

There was an article in the Pitt News (perhaps last semester) about how professors prepare their grades. It was interesting and if you can locate it, would give you some insight into the process. It is different from high school :)