gregh 2006-01-07 04:39 Collective Grading Law_School
Note: these are the grade distributions prior to the Fall 2007 semester. See here for the current distributions.
I've seen a fair number of hits for this information in search requests that have come in, usually landing on this. It's not unusual for me to want to reference this information. So, here it is, from the Student Handbook, the required grade distributions (roughly, the grading curve) for the USF School of Law.
First Year Courses
|
Maximum |
Minimum |
| A- and above |
15% |
5% |
| B- and above |
60% |
45% |
| C- and below |
20% |
13% |
| D and below |
5% |
0% |
All Other Required Courses (including Professional Responsibility but not including Legal Ethics) and All Bar Electives
|
Maximum |
Minimum |
| A- and above |
20% |
5% |
| B- and above |
65% |
45% |
| C- and below |
20% |
10% |
Seminar Courses
|
Maximum |
Minimum |
| A- and above |
40% |
15% |
| B- and above |
100% |
45% |
All Other Courses (including Legal Ethics but not including Professional Responsibility)
|
Maximum |
Minimum |
| A- and above |
40% |
15% |
| B- and above |
90% |
45% |
| C- and below |
10% |
0% |
