The Student Government Senate passed a resolution Wednesday to oppose the Faculty Senate’s plan to create a plus-minus grading system.
Scott Sullivan, senator for the College of Science, said there are drawbacks to the Faculty Senate’s resolution, including a lack of consistency between instructors who choose to use the new system and those who continue to use the traditional system.
Sullivan said he is concerned more students will be biased to pick the professor with the traditional system if the plus-minus scale is implemented, which could mean the new policy would hurt more students than it would help.
“This could endanger scholarships because [employers] don’t look at specific grades but [instead] your GPA,” Sullivan said. “This could also affect enrollment and retention with more students failing