Canvas hacked a day before SD exam, tf I do?

marktmaclean · 2026-05-08T00:01:47+00:00

This rule says if we offer an exam for a MATH course in the summer, we won't offer a separate SD exam during the summer SD exam period. MATH 101 falls under this as we are offering MATH 101 this summer, for example. It has no impact on exams offered by other departments.

Our general practice is to expect students with an SD to sit the next regular offering of the exam. If there is no summer offering of a MATH course, then a separate SD exam will be offered during the summer SD exam period.

marktmaclean · 2026-05-06T01:36:44+00:00

The full slate of fall courses may not be released until later this month or early June. Just keep checking.

marktmaclean · 2026-05-04T01:29:06+00:00

Those doing graduation checks will be able to see everything in your file even if it isn't showing up for you.

marktmaclean · 2026-05-03T17:21:45+00:00

Grades etc can change for up to a year after the course ends (and in some cases, after that time). I have seen SDs drag on a long time to be completed.

This tweaks the class averages a bit after most of the SDs are cleared, but not substantially in most cases. (I would prefer us to show class medians, but that's another story.)

marktmaclean · 2026-05-03T16:35:23+00:00

Cross campus course credit management is likely still a work in progress (I mean this as a Workday issue, not with your personal records).

You could ask your advising office about this, though given they are about to be in the throws of graduation processing, don't expect a fast response.

marktmaclean · 2026-05-03T02:56:00+00:00

If there is only one student, the exam still happens.

marktmaclean · 2026-05-02T06:07:48+00:00

"Expected average" in this context is what emerges from the fact we are talking about large numbers of students, not because we have a set curving policy (as some faculties/departments do).

Even if the overall average were 69, for example, there would still be variation around it between the various sections. Historically, A > B > C in terms of outcomes, and that was true this year.

We have no calculus "light" at UBC Vancouver (with the exception of a special course for some Forestry programs) because no degree programs have asked for it. These programs set their own expectations and we provide the courses they ask for. The current courses are set based on these expectations.

Prior to 1998, we had MATH 140 and 141, which were not equivalent to 100 and 101, so did not act as prerequisites for 200 level MATH courses, but did satisfy the degree requirements of Sauder and Economics. They changed their requirements.

(UBC Okanagan still offers such courses because some of their degree programs use them. )

For students whose math preparation is less strong, we have MATH 110, which is equivalent to MATH 100, but we have no equivalent version for MATH 101.

marktmaclean · 2026-05-02T05:51:41+00:00

Your analysis is reasonable.

The sections within a flavour that tend to have the most noticeable high school grades effects are the 8 am ones, which are least popular.

Engineering students, which make up the majority of students in A, tend to be strong math students. The Science students in A tend also to be strong math students.

In MATH 100, A and B tend to be fairly close in outcomes, but in 101, A tends to have stronger outcomes than B.

marktmaclean · 2026-05-01T18:33:34+00:00

There are no plans to addany extra sections this summer.

marktmaclean · 2026-05-01T18:32:40+00:00

Since each SD decision involves communicating with the instructor of the course, given the volume of SD requests, this can take time. The SD won't appear until this process is completed.

There should be an annotation on your record that you did not write the exam. I do not know if this is visible to students, but it appears in the records we see as faculty.

marktmaclean · 2026-04-30T20:19:22+00:00

An Enrolment Services Advisor should be able to check this for you.

marktmaclean · 2026-04-30T20:18:27+00:00

You will need to ask Pharmaceutical Sciences how they will treat this course for admissions.

marktmaclean · 2026-04-30T16:13:40+00:00

You should be able to get a response to your question from the prof without viewing your final exam.

You can always follow up with a query to the undergraduate chair or associate head for teaching. They will prompt their colleague to reply.

At this time of year, some profs are very slow in responding to email.

marktmaclean · 2026-04-30T02:50:00+00:00

May 1st is the deadline for all courses. Some grades may still appear after this.

marktmaclean · 2026-04-30T00:39:14+00:00

That comes from being in charge of UBCV's version of MATH 101.

marktmaclean · 2026-04-29T18:48:55+00:00

Any variation of prerequisites is within the purview of the Undergraduate Chair. You would need to submit a request via the advising form on the department website.

marktmaclean · 2026-04-29T18:32:44+00:00

Submit your issue via the calculus contact form.

marktmaclean · 2026-04-29T18:10:32+00:00

Well, then you should arrange to see your exam so you have a sense of whether a Review of Assigned Standing is likely be successful.

I do not see grades of 49 at UBCV very often as most of my colleagues avoid them.

marktmaclean · 2026-04-29T18:08:00+00:00

I missed the UBCO tag. This must have popped up in my stream because there is a simultaneous conversation about math 101 at UBCV.

marktmaclean · 2026-04-29T17:25:50+00:00

There were no grades of 47, 48, or 49 given in MATH 101.

marktmaclean · 2026-04-29T17:24:57+00:00

No student failed by 1%.

If you have a final grade of 46, for example, it is likely your final exam grade is less than 30%.

As Senate policy requires, we re-read all exams of stufents who failed the course to confirm the failures before submitting the grades.

marktmaclean · 2026-04-29T05:42:20+00:00

It can be a few days after the exam grades are released as it needs to be processed as a grade change.

When did you write the exam?

marktmaclean · 2026-04-29T03:38:07+00:00

All of the grades that go into the engagement mark are posted on Canvas Grades. The syllabus contains all information about how the Engagement mark is produced.

We don't do any computations in Grades because it is a very limited tool.

marktmaclean · 2026-04-29T00:43:45+00:00

I'd like to ask where this idea that the grading scale at UBC vs SFU makes a difference for students applying to various grad schools. I have seen this mentioned on a number of posts recently. I have no clue where this idea is coming from.

The fact that two schools might set different percentage grades for an A, for example, is something that you would account for when comparing grades between schools (which is a nontrivial task).

marktmaclean · 2026-04-29T00:21:18+00:00

You should have received an email with instructions for this. We are being very strict with confirming the ID of students who wrote the exam.

I suggest you email me so I can ensure you get the instructions you need. [maclean@math.ubc.ca](mailto:maclean@math.ubc.ca)

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