American University Grading Procedures Here is a list of the ways professors here at the AmericanUniversity grade their final exams:DEPT OF STATISTICS: – All grades are plotted along the normal bell curve.DEPT OF PSYCHOLOGY: – Students are asked to blot ink in their exam books, closethem and turn them in. The professor opens the books andassigns the first grade that comes to mind.DEPT OF HISTORY: – All students get the same grade they got last year.DEPT OF RELEGION: – Grade is determined by God.DEPT OF PHILOSOPHY: – What is a grade?LAW SCHOOL: – Students are asked to defend their position of why theyshould receive an A.DEPT OF MATHEMATICS: – Grades are variable.DEPT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE: – If and only if the student is present for the final andthe student has accumulated a passing grade then the studentwill receive an A else the student will not receive an A.MUSIC DEPARTMENT: – Each student must figure out his grade by listening to the instructor play the corresponding note (+ and – would be sharp and flat respectively).DEPT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION: – Everybody gets an A.
