"Pennsylvania State University students will have the option of changing their spring 2020 grades after receiving them.
‘At the end of the spring semester, once students receive their letter grades, they will have the option, on a course by course basis, for those grades to remain as letter grades or to appear as one of three options on a new satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading scale,’ the university announced in a recent update on its coronavirus FAQ page.
‘At the end of the spring semester, once students receive their letter grades, they will have the option, on a course by course basis, for those grades to remain as letter grades or to appear as one of three options on a new satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading scale’
The school cited the ‘unprecedented time,’ noting that it recognizes the “change in [students’] learning environments and the need for a rapid adaptation to remote learning.’
After students receive their grades for their semester, they will have the option of changing their grades to a different scale, one that will have no weight on a student’s GPA.
Grades of C or better can be changed to a grade of ‘SAT’ for ‘satisfactory.’ A D grade can be changed to a ‘V’, and failing grades can become Zs.
The Daily Collegian reports that associate vice president and senior associate dean for undergraduate education Yvonne Gaudelius explained during a virtual town hall that a Z mark will indicate ‘no grade designation,’ while a V mark indicates “pass.'” …