Kim RandallAdding major-specific courses to NIU’s general education is key to enhancing the university’s curriculum and benefiting students.This change could make students more engrossed in their studies, boost grades and even increase participation...
The plus/minus grading scheme gets a ... B-.For the first time at NIU, students are looking back on their grades from the fall and are seeing plus and minus symbols after their letter grades.For many people, myself included, this change doesn’t sit...
The plus and minus grading scale, implemented for the first time in the fall, received mixed reviews from students.In the previous system, a student who earned 91 percent would receive the same grade as another who earned 100 percent. Under the new scale,...
