Your course grade will be determined by how well you show your understanding of course material through your work on assignments and assessments according to the following:

Assignment Points
3 Quizzes (Quiz 1 is a proctored assessment*)
60
3 Discussions 30
12 Individual Assignments
140
Video Presentation (proctored assessment*)
30
Final Essay
40
Total 300

*60% combined average required to pass the course

Final Course Grade

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.

Grade Points Percent
A 270-300 90-100
B 240-269 80-90
C 210-239 70-80
D 180-209 60-70
F 0-179 0-60