Course Grades

Your course grade will be determined based on the weighted categories according to the following percentages.

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.

Grading Scale

Acceptable passing grades are A, B, C, and D. A grade of 'F' indicates that the student did not pass the course.  Also, the student must have a proctored assessment average of 60% or higher and have a 60% overall grade average in order to pass the course.

It is under the discretion of the instructor to round a fraction of a grade to the next available letter grade based on class participation. For example, a student (who actively participates in class discussions and activities) with an 89.5% may receive an A and another student (who does not actively participate) with an average of 89.5% a B letter grade. 

Your final grade will be based on the following scale.