How Your Course Grade is Determined

 

How you are evaluated:

 There are 30 graded activities in this course:
 
Category Name Course Value Number of Assignments
Homework Problems 25% 15 homework assignments
Discussion Forums 25% 5 discussion forums
Exams 25% 5 exams
Reflective Blogs
 25% 5 blogs

 

Discussion Forum Grading Rubric:

To earn an “A+” on a discussion forum, you must submit 10 or more acceptable posts on 10 or more different days.
What is an “Acceptable Post?”
1. The subject (post title) must be a complete sentence which summarizes the main point of your post message.
2. Your post message must provide new, accurate, and relevant information.  If your post is a question, it must be thoughtful and relevant.
Course Final Grade Scale:  Here are the cutoffs for final course grades:
A+ = 97, A = 94, A- = 90
B+ = 87, B = 84, B- = 80
C+ = 77, C = 74, C- = 70
D+ = 67, D = 64, D- = 60
F = 0-59 

Grade Book: Online courses have special features that allow you to see your progress 24/7. Access is through the “MY Grades” link in the sidebar.