Course Grading

Your course grade will be determined by your performance on the following assignments:

Assignments Points (Percentage)
6 Current Trends Discussions 300 (30%)
5 Assignments 450 (45%)

1 Exam (proctored assessment*)

*60% required to pass the course 

100 (10%)
1 Final Project 150 (15%)
Total 1000 (100%)

Grade Scale

Late Work: Your grade will be reduced by one fetter grade for every day (24 hours) it is late. Work that is more than 4 days late will receive a grade of zero. It is better to turn in your work a day or two late than to not turn it in at all.

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.

Your final grade will be based on the scale listed below.

Grade Percent
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F 0-59