Grading Policy
Over the course of the 2018-2019 Academic Year, the Committee on Curriculum and Academic Policy and the Academic Council reviewed Wellesley’s policies concerning the grading of student work. This review led to three changes to College legislation.
- The grading policy voted on by Academic Council in April 2004, which legislates that the mean grade in courses at the 100 and 200 level with 10 or more students shall be no higher than B+, has been rescinded, effective in Fall 2019.
- All academic departments and programs will be required to engage in an annual conversation about grading practices, philosophies, and outcomes, and to report on the outcomes of these conversations in their annual reports.
- The Committee on Curriculum and Academic Policy will review and report at least once each academic year on the grades awarded in the previous year.
The College’s letter grading system remains unchanged, as does the College’s definition of letter grades, outlined in the College’s Articles of Government. The College will continue to include along with transcripts documentation about the grading policy that was in force between 2004 and 2019.