Your course grade will be determined by the assignments below.

Assignment Points
Special Essay
50
Discussions (5 points each)
70
Special Response Assignments (50 points each)
150
Response Assignments (30 points each)
270
Now Showing Essays (30 points each)
60
Midterm Exam
200
Final Exam
200
Total 1000

Final Course Grade

NOVA Online courses have a requirement for proctored assessments to maintain compliance with our accreditation standards and the Higher Education Act’s identity verification requirements for online courses. College-wide, proctored assessments prove identity so students must show overall passing levels on the proctored assessments in order to pass an online course. In this online course, the average of both proctored assessment scores must be a passing percentage of 60 percent in order for you to pass the course regardless of your scores on other graded activities. Please contact your instructor if you require any clarification on this proctored assessment policy.

Your final grade will be based on the following scale.

Grade Points Percent
A 900-1000 90-100
B 800-899 80-89
C 700-799 70-79
D 600-699 60-69
F 0-599 0-59