UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
GRADE SCALE
as of March 20, 2004
PERCENTAGE
_____________________LETTER GRADE
95-100________________________ A (4.0)
90-94_________________________A- (3.7)
86-89________________________ B+ (3.3)
85 ___________________________B (3.0)
80-84_________________________ B- (2.7)
76-79___________________________C+ (2.3)
75____________________________C (2.0)
70-74___________________________ C- (1.7)
66-69___________________________D+ (1.3)
65______________________________D (1.2?)
60-64____________________________D- (1.0)
Below 60_____________________F (0.0)
Note: According to the University of Massachusetts Amherst Ombuds Office, there is no standard for
letter grades; faculty may make an "A," "A-," "B+," etc. anything they wish.
Calculation of Grades
Six quizzes: 80%
Engagement: 20%
Professor: aben-ur@judnea.umass.edu
TA: jbolton@english.umass.edu
Judaic and Near East
Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.