Your course grade will be determined by successful completion of the following assignments:
| Assignment | Percentages |
|---|---|
| Advanced Clinical Technique Paper | 30% |
| Discussions/Writing Assignments/Quiz | 30% |
| Midterm | 20% |
| Final | 20% |
| Essential Skills Video Assignments | Pass/Fail |
| 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.
*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.
Your final grade will be based on the following scale.
| Grade | Points | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 900-1000 | 90-100 |
| B | 800-899 | 80-89 |
| C | 750-799 | 75-79 |
| D | 700-749 | 70-74 |
| F | 0-699 | 0-69 |
Nova values your feedback on every course. This is important to us as we work to improve our instruction and course design. Each semester, course evaluations are made available near the end of the session. You should be sent an email when these are available. Please be sure to complete for this course before the end date (usually a few days before the course ends). Your professor does not have access to your actual ratings or comments (until after your final grades are posted) but will know the percent of students who complete the evaluation.
As an incentive to complete your evaluation, your professor will award you 5 points extra credit if 70% of the class completes. Please help us by completing your evaluation as soon as it is available. The extra credit will be awarded by your professor when the evaluation closes (a few days before the course ends) if 70% of the class completes.