| GRADES
IN HIGH SCHOOL.... |
GRADES
IN COLLEGE.... |
| Grades
are given for most assigned work. |
Grades
may not be provided for all assigned work. |
| Consistently
good homework grades may help raise your overall grade when
test grades are low. |
Grades
on tests and major projects usually provide most of the course
grade. |
| Extra
credit projects are often available to help you raise your grade. |
Extra
credit projects cannot, generally speaking, be used to raise
a grade in a college course. |
| Initial
test grades, especially when they are low, may not have an adverse
effect on your final grade. |
Watch
out for your first test. These are usually "wake-up calls"
to let you know what is expected -- but they also may account
for a substantial part of your course grade. You may be shocked
when you get your grades. If you receive notice of low grades
on either an Early-Term or Mid-Semester Progress Report, see
your academic advisor or visit the Academic Success Center.
Some programs require a "C" or better in all classes.
A class grade below a "C" may need to be repeated. |
| Guiding
principle: "Effort counts." Courses are usually
structured to reward a "good-faith effort." |
Guiding
principle: "Results count." Though "good-faith
effort" is important in regard to the instructor's willingness
to help you achieve good results, it will not substitute for
results in the grading process. |
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