Harsh grading?

<p>Would you say that it easier to maintain a high GPA in UCLA engineering than in Berkeley engineering? or vice versa?</p>

<p>A high gpa will not be easy at either UC. For comparison, here are the gpa’s required for honors graduation at UCLA Engineering vs. UC Berkeley.</p>

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<p>And from Berkeley

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<p>The Berkeley grads have a slightly higher gpa, but there is no way to tell if it is due to grade inflation, easier classes, or more competitive students.</p>

<p>how bad is it specifically for civil engineering?</p>

<p>Well, for engineering as a whole, the average GPA required for the Latin Honors is lower than for any other college at UCLA. That indicates harsher grading in all of the engineering majors.</p>

<p>The minimum GPA requirements for the 2006-07 academic year are as follows:</p>

<p>School of the Arts and Architecture: 3.924 for summa cum laude, 3.862 for magna cum laude, 3.777 for cum laude </p>

<p>College of Letters and Science: 3.862 for summa cum laude, 3.769 for magna cum laude, 3.638 for cum laude </p>

<p>School of Nursing: 3.862 for summa cum laude, 3.769 for magna cum laude, 3.638 for cum laude </p>

<p>Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science: 3.834 for summa cum laude, 3.728 for magna cum laude, 3.575 for cum laude.</p>

<p>School of Theater, Film, and Television: 3.907 for summa cum laude, 3.857 for magna cum laude, 3.753 for cum laude</p>

<p>Heh… they lowered the bar by 0.15, but that’s not enough. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>Hah! It’s gone up since I was there. I got to experience magna cum laude goodness in my day.</p>

<p>Hahah. I win due to my being old.</p>