Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe University of Michigan will implement a pass or no-credit grading pilot program for first-semester freshmen in its College of Literature, Science, and the Arts beginning in fall 2027. Official transcripts will only record whether credit was earned, leaving grade-point averages unaffected, while faculty track grades internally for honors and scholarship eligibility. University officials state the initiative aims to address mental health challenges and ease the academic transition to college, following similar models at MIT and Caltech. The decision comes amid broader national debates over grade inflation, with 74.1 percent of Michigan undergraduate grades falling in the A range in 2022 compared to 57.6 percent a decade earlier. Reactions to the policy change are mixed, with student leaders welcoming reduced academic anxiety and critics expressing concern over declining academic standards. In fullUniversity of Michigan drops grades for freshmen in the first semester to ‘curb mental health crisis’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
A university is combating its mental health crisis by dropping first-semester grades
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe University of Michigan will implement a pass or no-credit grading pilot program for first-semester freshmen in its College of Literature, Science, and the Arts beginning in fall 2027. Official transcripts will only record whether credit was earned, leaving grade-point averages unaffected, while faculty track grades internally for honors and scholarship eligibility. University officials state the initiative aims to address mental health challenges and ease the academic transition to college, following similar models at MIT and Caltech. The decision comes amid broader national debates over grade inflation, with 74.1 percent of Michigan undergraduate grades falling in the A range in 2022 compared to 57.6 percent a decade earlier. Reactions to the policy change are mixed, with student leaders welcoming reduced academic anxiety and critics expressing concern over declining academic standards. In fullUniversity of Michigan drops grades for freshmen in the first semester to ‘curb mental health crisis’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
