Beginning with fall term 2004-05, grades awarded at Princeton University reflect new institutional grading expectations for undergraduate courses and independent work. These expectations posit a common grading standard for every academic department and program, under which A’s (A+, A, A-) shall account for less than 35 percent of the grades given in undergraduate courses and less than 55 percent of the grades given in junior and senior independent work. The standard by which the grading record of a department or program is evaluated is the percentage of A’s given over the previous three years.

 

The documents on this site are the work of the Faculty Committee on Grading.  We present here the grading policy adopted by the faculty in April 2004; grading results for each year since the policy was adopted; and advice and suggestions for department chairs and individual faculty members.  We call your attention in particular to two long publications, Grading at Princeton:  Frequently Asked Questions, and Grading at Princeton: Philosophy, Strategy, Practice (.pdf).