Bell curve average

lunapt

in a course with a bell curve, what does the class average get? B-?

Anonymous

I think for first and second year courses, it's in the C+ to B- range, while in third and fourth year courses its in the B to B+ range.

Anonymous

I'm wondering that too. My prof for Geog 100 (Ivor Winton) scales... class average was 10/24 for midterm. Anyone know what his curved average is?

Simon

its different for every class, but most of the time they make the averge C+

if the marks distribution is normal, or within a certain range, they wont curve it at all

Anonymous

100/200 level: C+
300 level: B- to B
400 level: B to B+

That's just rough though, it can differ a bit.

Anonymous

Alright wow. So if I'm getting an (unscaled) average of about a low C+ (before the final anyways), how high do you think my mark could go up?

Anonymous

That depends on if your professor scales grades, what the class average is, how well you do on the final and what the final is worth.

Anonymous

i dunno what kind of nice 4th year courses you guys are taking with average scaled up to B+, i've usually been a couple percent below average and ended up with C-'s

Anonymous

What letter grade do I get if I'm within 1 standard deviation below average?

Simon

the average is usually a C+