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from 3.0 to 3.3. First on the list of grading dif ference is the appearance of a plus-minus grading system. No longer can one get by with just an A is a 4.0 and making a grade not much less. Now a student will an A, or 3.7, if he/she isn't ex get actly up to par. This can both help or hurt a student, a B-i- is better than a B by 0.3, but a B is only worth 2.7. A C+ is worth 2.3, C 2.0,
C1.7, D-i-1.3,D1.0,andF0. The program average was added freshman grade reports so that a student may evaluate how well he/she is doing compared to other students enrolled in the same course. An explanation of the PA to
the back of each grade repo describes it as a, "calculation of th average grade of all student registered in the section of course listed on this grade report." Now student can tell how well they've done in their classes as compared to their sections. Last, but certainly not least, is the new GPA requirement for Dean's List. Prior to the Spring Semester of 1983, the GPA re quired for Dean's List was 3.0 for freshmen and sophomores and 3.2 for juniors and seniors. Now there is a uniform average of 3.3 for all classes, the GPA required to graduate with honors. All these new changes mav make it more difficult for a student to get a high "cum" at URI, but this difference will certainly make the student body work a little harder for that ultimate goal ol graduating with honors. OES on
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Jean McLaughlin