All of the specified work is mandatory, unless extra credit is assigned to the class. Note that these are weighted grades. Your total grade will be higher than your actual course grade in Canvas. For that reason, I do not display total grades. Final grades are calculated using the weights shown below.


COURSE GRADES
PERCENTAGES

Proctored Assessments*:

  • Midterm Exam
  • Final Exam

*60% combined average required to pass the course

30%

Chapter Quizzes

20%

Labs

30%

Project

20%

TOTAL

100%

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 Scale

LETTER GRADE

A

B

C

D

F

PERCENTAGES

90 - 100

80 - 89

70 - 79

60 - 69

0 - 59