2020-2021 Academic Year Alternative Grading Policy
The University understands that the COVID-19 pandemic continues unabated and, in many ways, has increased in its disruption since the start of the Fall 2020 semester. We realize that the stresses of this reality are causing students to be more anxious than ever before. When we implemented the COVID-19 grading policy for Spring 2020, we found that students ultimately ended up performing better when compared to previous Spring semesters. Many of us believe that this was because the policy provided students with the opportunity to focus on learning instead of worrying so much about their grades.
It is in this context that we are announcing that the COVID-19 Alternative Grading Policy adopted for the Spring 2020 semester will be applied to the entire 2020-2021 Academic Year, which encompasses the Fall 2020, Winter 2020/2021, Spring 2021, and Summer 2021 semesters.
SPRING 2020: COVID-19 Alternative Grading Policy
For the Spring 2020 semester, West Chester University implemented a flexible, new "opt-in" grading system. Students were asked to determine which grading option worked for them after official grades were posted at the end of the semester.