In March 2013, Faculty Senate passed a motion to change the grading policy in the Faculty Manual: “That Drake University extends to all instructors the ability to assign plus/minus grade modifiers in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs beginning with the Fall 2016 semester.” In order to prepare for the approaching implementation of the plus/minus grading policy, common questions about the new policy will be featured each week for the next several weeks. You can also access a full set of resources on the Student Records website.

Q:  I am a graduate student. How will this affect me?
A:   The new policy applies to graduate students the same way it applies to undergraduate and professional pharmacy students (learn more here).

Q:  I am a student in the Law School. How will this affect me?
A:   The Law School follows its own grading scheme. Contact the Law School for more information.

—Melissa Sturm-Smith, Associate Provost for Academic Excellence and Student Success