Resolution 05-B: UTA + PLUS/MINUS = PROBLEM FOR US
| Number | 05-B |
| Description | SC against plus/minus grading system |
| Authored by |
Josh Sawyer Zac Sanders James Urban Zach Walker David Schautz |
| Sponsored by |
Kristin Kilday Justin Glasgow |
| Date Submitted | Thursday, September 22, 2005 |
| Date Considered | Thursday, January 1, 1970 |
| General Body Vote | Tuesday, September 27, 2005 |
| Committee | Academic Affairs |
| Result | Passed By Legislative Branch |
| 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 Further 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. |