ASSESSMENTS | Understanding Your Grade


Grade breakdown:

 

Percentages are broken down into points - 200 Total Points

Quizzes and labs are worth 25% of total grade = 50 points. The quiz grade is a culmination of the quizzes and labs given throughout the semester. If you do not complete a quiz in the first 30 minutes of class you do not get points toward your grade.

Projects and Assignments are worth 60% of total grade = 120 points

Class Participation is worth 15% of total grade = 30 points

Class attendance

 

Points to Letter Grade Conversions: (points divided by 5 letter grades)

Quizzes/Labs (50 points)

A = 41 - 50

B = 31 - 40

C = 21 - 30

D = 11 - 20

F = 0 - 10

Projects (44 points)

A = 36 - 44

B = 27 - 35

C = 18 - 26

D = 9 - 17

F = 0 - 8

Class Participation (30 points)

A = 25 - 30

B = 19 - 24

C = 13 - 18

D = 7 - 12

F = 0 - 6

Homework (32 points)

A = 27 - 32

B = 21 - 26

C = 15 - 20

D = 9 - 14

F = 0 - 8

TOTAL Letter grade distribution over 200 point scale

A- / A = 161 - 200

B- / B / B+ = 121 - 160

C / C+ = 81 - 120

D = 41 - 80

F = 0 - 40