Math 135 Grading Policies, Winter 2015

Grading Policies

Your course grade will be based on the sum of your 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: 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:

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