In response to increasing occurrences of grade inflation, Princeton University plans to limit the number of A's it awards to students, according to the New York Times.
Currently, A's make up 46 percent of the grades awarded at Princeton. A number of officials say they want to reduce the figure to about 35 percent.
The Times cited a survey conducted by Princeton last year, which reported that A's comprise 44 to 55 percent of the grades awarded at the eight Ivy League colleges plus M.I.T., Stanford and the University of Chicago.
Princeton officials told the Times that the initiative is not an effort to take away the right of teachers to decide what grades to give their students. Under the proposal, specific classes could award more or fewer A's, but each department would be expected to remain at the 35 percent level.
The University does not have statistics available on the grades it hands out. The average GPA for University undergraduates in 2003 and 2002 was 3.14, according to the Institutional Assessment and Studies Office.
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