Major US university to hide letter grades for first-semester students, cites ‘mental health crisis’
- (AP Photo)A major US university is set to stop showing letter grades for first-semester freshmen in an effort to help students adjust to college life and address what it calls a growing mental health crisis among college-aged students.
- The University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) will introduce the first-semester grade-covering programme from fall 2027, according to the college.
- Students will continue receiving their actual grades and feedback from professors, but their first-semester results will appear on transcripts only as “pass” or “
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- (AP Photo)A major US university is set to stop showing letter grades for first-semester freshmen in an effort to help students adjust to college life and address what it calls a growing mental health crisis among college-aged students.
- The University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) will introduce the first-semester grade-covering programme from fall 2027, according to the college.
- Students will continue receiving their actual grades and feedback from professors, but their first-semester results will appear on transcripts only as “pass” or “
Sources: Times of India