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...other main rationale of pass-fail is the alleviation of the competitive pressure of grades, and Norr thinks the new proposal will do that better...
...Administration may well consider the two main clauses of the proposal separately and decide to reject fourth course pass-fail, but accept the fifth course program, Norr believes...
...separate proposal, the HPC recommended that all students be allowed to take a free fifth course. Now, only students in honors tutorial have this option. Unless the fifth course is free, fifth course pass-fail is meaningless, the HPC feels. The recommendation was made a month ago, but there has been no action on it. It will probably be considered in connection with the pass-fail proposal...
There is little chance, the HPC feels, that any form of pass-fail will be instituted by next year. "This is a major innovation which will require long, hard discussion," Norr said. "It can't get through the bureaucracy this Spring...
...reason the fourth course proposal will require long discussion is that some important College rules will have to be adjusted if it is accepted. For example, some provision for figuring pass-fail courses into the rank list system will have to be made...