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University Of Pittsburgh Allows Professors To Give Students Passing Grades For Missing Assignments

Chrissy Clark
University Of Pittsburgh Allows Professors To Give Students Passing Grades For Missing Assignments
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The University of Pittsburgh has reconfigured its grading policy to allow students to receive a passing grade for incomplete or missing assignments. 

According to an announcement from the university’s Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies, professors will now be able to give students a passing “G” grade for assignments that are incomplete before the end of the semester. 

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