The course grading criteria are listed below:

Assignments Percentage of Grade
Introductory Assignments 5%
Homework 10%
Quizzes 25%
Exams 60% (30% each)
Total 100%

 NOTE: lowest quiz grade will be dropped.

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.

Note that a grade of “D” is considered passing (see Satisfactory Academic Progress), but may not meet the prerequisites for some courses, such as calculus.

Please keep a personal record of all your grades so that you can compute your own course grade.  There is NO extra credit in this course!

Your final grade will be based on the following scale below.  

Grade Percent
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F 0-59