Word: pass-fail
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...afternoon of fact-finding, the CEP will also hear members of the Harvard Policy Committee explain their views on pass-fail possibilities, the language requirement, and a free fifth course...
...chairman Henry R. Norr '68 and Alan R. Cohen '68 are the two members of the HPC who will exchange information with the Faculty members of the CEP today. Norr plans to read a brief statement explaining the HPC's views on the advantages of a fourth-course pass-fail system...
Some opponents of pass-fail feel that most students would take, in effect, only three courses, since it is next to impossible to fail the fourth...
...this argument assumes that taking a course and sweating out a good grade in the course are the same thing. The new pass-fail proposal would cut the number of courses students worry about, but more important--would let them try a different and rewarding approach in the fourth course...
...four-course pass-fail, therefore, has something for almost everyone...