Considering A, B, C, and P's are satisfactory grades and D, F, and W's are failing grades, the overall final grades revealed that there were increases in the satisfactory grades from the midterm grades. There was a 7.5% increase in the total A's earned, 2.8% increase in B's, and 0.2% increase in C's. The failing grades on the other hand were decreased. The D's decreased by 3.5%, and a 3.0% decrease in F's. However, the P's decreased by 0.1% and W's increased by 2.7% which means that 2.7% of students withdrew from the midterm until final grading period. The overall satisfactory grades combined increased by 10.4% and the failing grades combined decreased by 3.8%.
Chart 1: Fall 2016 Midterm and Final Grades Percentages
Of those courses with 15 or more students enrolled, the following are the list of courses with the highest percentage of DFW grades:
Table 1: Fall 2016 courses with highest DFW midterm and final grades
CourseNumber of studentsPercent DFW mid grades
PHE 3552080.0%
ENG 2161656.3%
HIS 1035250.0%
CHE 3012050.0%
PHE 3332944.8%
CourseNumber of studentsPercent DFW final grades
IGS 3005743.9%
CHE 3101936.8%
MAT 1768835.2%
CHE 3012035.0%
CDF 2032133.3%
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