Course Grades

Your course grade will be determined by to the following points and percentages.

Assignment Category Points Percentage
Introduction Discussion 10 1.3%
Hands-on Activity: Seeing SMTP PDUs; Part 1 (2. 4) Assignment 50 4.3%
Exam 1 (Ch 1, 2, 3)* Proctored Assessment 230 20.0%
Hands-on Activity: Capturing Packets Assignment 50 4.3%
Hands-on Activity: Using TCP-IP Assignment 50 4.3%
Hands-on Activity: DNS Request & DNS Response Assignment 50 4.3%
Mini-Case III: Eureka Discussion 50 4.3%
Mini Case II: Indiana University Discussion 50 4.3%
Hands-on Activity: Using TRACERT Assignment 50 4.3%
Exam 2 (Ch 5, 7, 8, 9)* Proctored Assessment 230 20.0%
Hands-on Activity: Seeing the Internet Assignment 50 4.3%
Hands-on Activity: ShieldsUp Assignment 50 4.3%
Exam 3 (Ch 6, 10, 11, 12) * Proctored Assessment 230 20.0%

*60% combined average required to pass the course

Grading Scale

NOVA Online proctored or major assessments are required to maintain compliance with our accreditation standards and the Higher Education Act’s identity verification requirements for online courses. College-wide, proctored or major assessments must prove identity. To accomplish this in online courses, students must show overall passing levels on the proctored or major assessments in order to pass the course.

In this online course, if your average score on all proctored or major assessments is a passing percentage of 60 percent or higher, then your grade will be calculated according to the scale in the table below. Otherwise, a final grade of F will be assigned.

Your final grade will be based on the following scale.

Grade Points Percent
A 1035-1150 90-100%
B 920-1034 80-89%
C 805-919 70-79%
D 690-804 60-69%
F <690 <59%