It has been suggested to the committee to lower the passing grade to 70% for future incoming classes. This would not affect any current classes. Stage of proposal: Waiting for decision from administration in Gardner. Pro's: Even distributions of students across all grades. It helps our grades become more directly comparable to North American medical schools. Increasing the gap between a failing grade and a B to larger than 5% (3 questions on most tests). Con's: Unnecessary lowering of SUSOM's academic standards. |