The academic year has just concluded. Have you checked your grades and GPA on CUSIS yet? How did students sixty years ago learn their grades? Today we would introduce the academic report cards of New Asia College from the 1950s.

Without CUSIS, students back then would receive hand-written report cards. By carefully studying the report cards donated by Mr. Kuo Tze Wei (1956/Business Administration) and Ms. Chia Lee Ni (1958/Literature and History), we can see that there was no GPA. Instead, an average score weighted by the credits and divided by the total credits taken was shown on the cards. Mr. Kuo had an average score of 81.36 in the first semester of his third year, which should be quite a good result!

Rewards and punishments, such as number of class absences and participation in essay competitions, were also registered in the report cards. On the bottom left, we can see the seal of then Registrar Mr. Tang Chun I.

1950s graduates also received transcripts of academic record for pursuing overseas studies. A rare signature by Mr. Chien Mu in English can be found at the bottom.

Grades and GPAs may mean the world to you if you are a student. But learning is much more than just chasing scores—it is about living, and as such is lifelong. Just as the first New Asia Academic Code states, “While pursuing knowledge, also learn how to cultivate your moral character. The two goals are to be achieved as an integrated whole.”