Western Oregon University Adopts New Grading System

[Jonathan Whatley]

I disagree. imo it's just another marketing scheme. If WOU really cares about the 40% graduation rate and 'F' stigma, they can either go CBE or be like TECEP where transcripts won't even show a failed test score.

In WOU's partial defense, 

• going full CBE while still offering federal financial aid would require enormous administrative contortions and lengthy accreditor and federal reviews and approvals, and could unintentionally shut out some types of students. For example, there's no possibility of someone taking half a full-time credit load for half full-time tuition at a subscription-priced CBE program like WGU. But some people will want to take a half credit load for half full-time tuition at a regional B&M like WOU.
  
• federal financial aid isn't permitted for TECEPs.
  

This is a smaller reform, but they can accomplish this quickly.