letter grade

The University of Michigan has paused a planned program that would have removed letter grades from transcripts for many first-semester freshmen. Student reactions vary.

The University of Michigan said it will pause its pilot program planned for fall 2027 that would remove letter grades for many first-semester students in the College of LSA.

As part of a new pilot program, final letter grades for first-semester freshman will be replaced with either a designation of “pass” or “no credit.”

The allegations center around some undergraduate courses where striking graduate students are the sole instructors, and where administrators apparently directed faculty to enter grades on their behalf. The university disputes the Graduate Employees Organization's claim that the grades were "fabricated."