Recently a couple of programs have tried this here, some we have to go
along with because they come out of certification (e.g., Social Work) or
new state requirements (e.g., Education). I find this trend troubling. Our
College (and University) policy staes that a 2.0 GPA is required to be "in
good academic standing." How can we then tell students in good standing
that they cannot enroll in their major of choice because its requirement
is 2.5 or 2.75 or even 3.0? And once the dam is breeched don't we all have
to go along? I would hate to be one of the programs whose requirement
stays at 2.0 while others get raised. But is most of us raise, then "good
standing" becomes meaningless. (I haven't even linked this to the grade
inflation issue - a 2.7 requirement isn't going to be a problem if the
courses in the major have A- as the average grade.)
Vinny
Vincent Prohaska, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Psychology
Lehman College, City University of New York
Bronx, NY 10468-1589
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