Are CSUB honors classes graded harder than non-honors courses?
Do they require more work? Absolutely not! Unlike the AP and honors classes most students take at the high school level, CSUB honors courses are not graded more severely than non-honors classes. This is because CSUB does not offer five points for an “A” in an honors class. The highest GPA award we can give for any of our classes is a 4.0 A. If we made our honors students work harder in their classes and then gave them the same grade other students received in non-honors classes, we would be penalizing our very best students. As a result, we do not require extra work in these classes. Nor are the grades curved in the honors sections, which means students are not in competition for a limited number of high grades. Each honors course does, however, include an “enrichment” activity that distinguishes it as a special class. In the Honors Geology class, for example, students go on a day-long field trip, and in the Honors Shakespeare course, students see live Shakespeare productions, talk wit
