GRADING
Each Monday morning the current week's readings in the Learning Modules, homework assignments, quizzes, and discussion topics become available. All assignments are due the following Monday morning at 9am. To receive full credit, weekly assignments must be completed and submitted by the due date. NO EXCEPTIONS! Late submissions and incomplete assignments will have points deducted.
Your grade is determined on a simple percentage basis of the total number of points you earn as shown below. Every graded assignment is assigned a specific number of points. You can keep track of your progress in the My Grades tool within Blackboard, by adding up your points as they are posted.
| Total Points | 100% |
1500 |
| A | 90% |
1350 |
| B | 80% |
1200 |
| C | 70% |
1050 |
| D | 60% |
900 |
You will be assigned more than 1500 points worth of graded assignments. This allows you to skip or miss some assignments without jeopardizing your grade. There will also be optional and extra credit assignments available throughout the term. The Midterm Exam, Final Project and Final Exam are however mandatory. Faliure to complete them will lower your final grade by one grade each.
PERCENTAGE POINTS
The table below shows the categories of graded assignments and their approximate weight by percent of your final grade:
| Weekly Homework Assignments | 50% |
| Weekly Discussion Assignments | 10% |
| Midterm Exam | 10% |
| Creative Projects | 5% |
| Quizzes | 10% |
| Final Exam | 10% |
| Lab Requirement (see Time Commitment Page) | 5% |
If you take the class for C/NC, you must get at least 70% or 1050 points to receive Credit. Please notify the instructor if you are choosing the C/NC option.