Shofner bill would require universities to show average class grade on transcripts

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRE) - An East Texas legislator has filed a bill which would require state universities to put a class’s average grade next to each student’s grades on a transcript.

Rep. Joanne Shofner (R-Nacogdoches) has filed HB 316 with the goal of transparency in student transcripts. The bill calls for all public universities to include the average-grade awarded to all students in the class or median grade for classes in which letter grades are awarded.

Those grades would be displayed immediately to the right of the student’s grades on their transcripts.

The bill would not apply to classes offered on a pass-fail basis or for independent study credit or classes in which grades are reported for 10 students or fewer.