Nowaday, some university offers some sport courses such as table tennis. Students can take table tennis course as a credit to fulfill their degree. I was surprised why the university does not offer chess course to fulfill their degree? If so, I think  students should receive their grades based on their chess performance. For example, if students' chess performance rate is greater than 1800, they should the receive the letter grade 'A'. If the chess performance rate is between 1600 and 1800, the student will get 'B', and so on. If the University offers chess course, do you want to take it? why or why not?

I would think that chess would be enough of a mind building exercise in a classroom environment that it would at least be worth a 1 credit general course at any college.

 

Mez

I think it would be a good idea implementing chess at university for credit.

I would think that Chess is mentally challenging enough to be a class at a University and worth 1 credit.  Perhaps the grading system suggested by this post is a bit too harsh?  You have to take into account the fact that beginners could be in the course, and it would be detrimental to punish them because they have a beginner's ignorance. 

I fail to see how you can grade a player's performance at chess, but then I also fail to see how you grade them at table tenis. Let's be serious... table tennis? To be honest I think sports should not be graded unless you are at a special school where you are playing to be a professional, e.g. a gymnastic school.

If there were such a course, I would take it just because it would be fun. If you take a class about something you like it is often a good class.