Resolution 05-B ''UTA + Plus/Minus = Problem for Us''

Authored by:

Josh Sawyer, Zac Sanders, James Urban, Zach Walker, David Schautz

Sponsored by:

Kristin Kilday, Justin Glasgow

Date Submitted:

2005-09-22

Date Considered:

2005-09-27

Committee:

Academic Affairs

Action:

Passed in General Body

Result:

32-1-0

Remarks:

Whereas:

The Undergraduate Assembly is considering going to a Plus/Minus grading system; and

Whereas:

This system, if instituted, would change the grading scale for students at this university; and

Whereas:

The document forwarded onto the Undergraduate Assembly by the Plus/Minus Task Force states that the system would be voluntary for the faculty, allowing a possible difference in grading for the same class (with different sections); and

Whereas:

This system when instituted at universities similarly situated to UT-Arlington (such as Eastern Kentucky and Texas State Universities), was later revoked;

Be It Therefore Resolved That:

The Student Congress of the University of Texas at Arlington is opposed to the implementation of a Plus/Minus grading system at UT-Arlington; and

Be It Further Resolved That:

Student Congress encourages the Undergraduate Assembly to vote against the implementation of a plus/minus system as proposed by the Plus/Minus Task Force.

Be It Further Resolved That:

If a plus/minus grading system is to be implemented by the University, a grade of an A(90-100) be designated as a 4.0 GPA.