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Old Aug 6th, 2006, 11:56 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ak47num1
My friend and I were comparing the difference between the grading system in UToronto and UWaterloo and he asked me, "Does failing the final mean you failed the whole course even though your cumulative grade for the whole course is above 50?"

I cannot answer him, even though I know that for the Faculty of Math, you must pass the Finals to pass the whole course. Can anyone tell me if the other faculties are the same?

Thank you!
I don't think this is true for Science. Yea, some of the exams were 70% but that doesn't mean if you fail the exam you fail the course necessarily. It depends on the course and professor.
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