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	Vol.7, No 1, August 30, 1999
	Upperclassmen GPAs increase; lower division grades decline By Manuel Gamiz Jr. Daily Forty-Niner Cal State Long Beach students are getting slightly better grades in upper-division classes than in past years, according to a university report. The report, which was conducted in the spring, shows that upper-division GPAs jumped in most of the seven colleges from fall 1998 to spring 1999. However, most of the colleges also showed a decrease in lower-division GPAs, according to the Institutional Research report. Donald Coan, director of the Institutional Research office, said getting lower grades in lower-division classes is normal because it is a department's way of weeding out poor students.   "If you made it through the first few years, you are more able to stick out the rest of the classes in your major," he said. The College of Business Administration and the College of the Arts were the only colleges with a decrease in upper-division GPAs in the spring.  The CBA dropped to 2.48 after posting a 2.53 GPA in the fall of 1998, while the Arts college dropped to 3.15 after a 3.17 fall semester. Though its upper-division grades dropped, the Arts was the only college with increases in lower-division GPAs. The college posted a 3.03 average after finishing with a 2.99 average for the fall 1998 semester. The biggest increase in upper-division GPAs came from the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, which raised its fall 1998 average of 2.51 to 2.61 in the spring. Following close behind was the College of Health and Human Services, going from a 3.09 in fall 1998 to a 3.18 GPA this past spring. Journalism was the only department with a lower-division GPA less than 2.0.  Journalism, which has only two lower-division classes, had a 1.92 lower-division GPA last spring. However, the number increased to 2.48 in upper-division classes.		Student fees refunded CSULB enrollment exceeds 28,000 Professor faces legal messes Sexual battery case to be heard Campus crimes down; hate crimes increase Students ticketed mostly for using invalid permits School starts later Upperclassmen GPAs increase; lower division grades decline 50th anniversary takes off at CSULB Dorms beyond capacity Professors bunk in dormatories for room, board Roofs soon fixed; classes disturbed While you were gone ... The summer's top stories Faith not reliant on one's religion Strap up your children  Editor's expectations exceeded President welcomes students Live Bait lures in university crowd A second street on Second Street 'The 13th Warrior' no 'Braveheart' for Banderas Thriller thrills Cochran ready for second year Enlightening One proposes a plan UCLA football seeks redemption Expectations high for volleyball team Soccer team shut out 7-0 Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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