Concordia University Ann Arbor issued the following announcement on April 16.
Last week, Concordia’s plenary faculty overwhelmingly agreed to adopt an exception to its normal grading policy. Under the temporarily adjusted policy, students will still receive letter grades for each class they take, but they now may elect to receive on their transcript a “Virus Pass” or “Virus Fail” designation instead. The grading exception is available to all traditional undergraduate students, post-traditional undergraduates, and non-degree seeking undergraduate candidates currently enrolled in spring 2020 semester courses.
The Registrar’s Office continues to work out details regarding the new policy and will email updates as the semester progresses.
“We see this as a way to extend flexibility and alleviate some of the stress that has been placed upon our students and faculty,” said Provost William Cario, Ph.D. “Acknowledging that these are unprecedented times, we felt it only right to give back some control to our students.”
Faculty members in the plenary meeting offered compelling arguments for the decision, said Cario, including the stress of some families’ home dynamics, overloaded or insufficient access to the internet, and the challenges inherent in taking synchronous classes in different time zones and in doing some coursework asynchronously.
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