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Consistent grades are happy grades

Consistent grades are happy grades

Hailey Glasnovich April 29, 2023

Augustana College uses the 4.0-grade scale, which lacks the consistency of an A-F letter system from professor to professor. Because plus or minus grades are weighted differently than simple letter grades,...

Freshman Colin McDowell lines himself up to score during a fall practice in 2021 in the Peter J. Lindberg Auditorium.

Men’s Water Polo was nominated for ACWPC

Kosei Ogata March 10, 2022

Five vikings of the men’s water polo team were nominated for the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC). To be named for ACWPC, student-athletes must have a GPA of 3.20 or higher.  The...

Knut Erickson Award winners speak out on how to balance academics with sports

Jannae Mehaffey October 25, 2020

The Knut Erickson Academics Award is an award given to the top male and female student athletes who attend the blanket award ceremony every spring. The athletes who qualify for an academic blanket are...

Greek GPA on the up and onward

October 15, 2013

The Augustana Greek Council proposed and passed a grade point average (GPA) requirement change from 2.0 to 2.25 before fall term commenced. The plan to change the GPA requirement for all Greek groups  is...

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