Math 135 Grading Policies, Winter 2015

Grading Policies

Your course grade will be based on the sum of your

Midterm Exam score (maximum of 100 points)
Final Exam score (maximum of 200 points)
six best homework scores (maximum of 20 points each)

--- 100 points (about 23.8%),
--- 200 points (about 47.6%),
--- 120 points (about 28.6%).

The maximum total score possible for the course is 420 points. The point cutoffs for course grades
will be no higher (and might be a bit lower) than those set forth in the following table:

408 points (97%) for a grade of A+
390 points (93%) for a grade of A
378 points (90%) for a grade of A-
366 points (87%) for a grade of B+
348 points (83%) for a grade of B
336 points (80%) for a grade of B-

324 points (77%) for a grade of C+
306 points (73%) for a grade of C
294 points (70%) for a grade of C-
282 points (67%) for a grade of D+
264 points (63%) for a grade of D
252 points (60%) for a grade of D-

Anyone with more than 240 points whose final exam grade is above the next highest course grade cutoff will be advanced over that cutoff.
Anyone with more than 240 points whose final exam grade is above the next 2n course grade cutoffs will be advanced over the next n cutoffs.
No student with more than 240 points will be given a course grade that differs from their final exam grade by more than two letter grades.
Almost all students will be given a course grade that is within one letter grade of their final exam grade.
Qualitative factors such as your class participation might be taken into account when determining your course grade.

The course grade of I will be awarded only if all the following conditions are met:

You have completed all but a small portion of the required work.
You have an average grade of C or better on the work completed.
You have a valid reason for not completing the course on time.
You agree to make up the material within a short period of time.
You request the incomplete no later than the day after the final exam.