Your course grade will be determined by successful completion of the following assignments:

Assignment Points
8 Quizzes (20 points each) 160
8 Discussions (20 points each) 160
8 Current Event Assignments (25 points each) 200
8 Blog Posts (20 points each) 160

Research Paper

  • Topic (15 points)
  • Annotated Bibliography (20 points)
  • Outline (15 points)
  • Draft (50 points)
  • Final Paper (100 points)
 200

Proctored Assessments

  • Introduction Discussion (20 points)
  • Project: Maps in the Wild (50 points)
  • Project: Spaces of Politics (50 points)
 120
Total 1000

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