Course Grades

Your course grade will be determined by assessments, reports, and assignments according to the following percentages.

Assignment Points Percentage of Grade
**Videotaped Clinical Procedures 100 25%
Midterm Exam 80 20%
Final Exam 80 20%
*Nutrition Report 60 15%
Assignments (syllabus quiz, workbook assignments, critique of student nutrition reports, evaluation of pet's nutrition, on-campus lab attendance) 80 20%
Total 400 100%

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.

*Students must demonstrate proficiency in both the lecture and lab portions of the course with a 75% or better to pass the class*. It will also be necessary to complete the course-specific skills in addition to passing the lecture and lab portions of this course to complete the course.

Grade Points Percent
A 360-400 90-100
B 320-359 80-89
C 300-319 75-79
D 280-299 70-74 
F 0-279 0-69