Your course grade will be determined by the following exams and assignments:

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.

There are 4 chapter exams (100 points each) and a final comprehensive exam (100 points). All the exams are mandatory. The final exam can be used to replace the lowest exam. Extra credit will be available. Your final grade will be based on the scale listed below. Please note that in order to pass this course, you must earn at least a 60% average on all of the exams combined and 60% of the Lab total, regardless of how well you do on the other assignments in this class.