Your grade is based on your performance
on weekly quizzes, unit tests, and laboratory assignments:
- Weekly quizzes (15 points each): These assess your
knowledge of basic factual material and key concepts presented
during the week. Each quiz is composed of multiple choice,
matching, and short-answer questions. The weekly quiz will
be given at the end of each Friday class (except for test
dates). For each of the four units, one quiz will be dropped.
A missed quiz cannot be made up.
- Unit tests: These assess your knowledge of factual
material and key concepts and your ability to synthesize
and apply this information to novel situations. Each test
may be composed of multiple choice, short answer, essay,
and problem-solving questions with 50 minutes available (see Class
Schedule for dates).
- Final exam: This assesses your knowledge of factual
material and key concepts presented in Unit 4, your ability
to synthesize and apply this information, and your ability
to synthesize and apply material from throughout the course.
It may be composed of multiple choice, short answer, essay,
and problem-solving questions with 150 minutes available
(see Class Schedule for date).
- Lab grade: See the Bio
220 Laboratory Manual for information on how your lab
grade is calculated.
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Calculation of Course Grade
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Unit 1
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3 best weekly quizzes per unit @ 15 pts. each |
= 45 points |
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Unit test |
= 55 points |
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= 100 points/ unit |
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Unit 2
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3 best weekly quizzes per unit @ 15 pts. each |
= 45 points |
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Unit test |
= 55 points |
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= 100 points/ unit |
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Unit 3
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2 best weekly quizzes per unit @ 15 pts. each |
= 30 points |
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Unit test |
= 70 points |
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= 100 points/ unit |
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Unit 4
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2 best weekly quizzes per unit @ 15 pts. each |
= 30 points |
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Final Exam |
= 70 points |
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= 100 points/ unit |
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Lab Grade
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(see Lab Manual) |
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= 100 pts. |
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Grand Total
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= 500 pts. |
S/NC Grading / Adding & Dropping
- A course grade of C-minus or better earns an S; D or below
earns an NC.
- The deadline for changing to or from the S/NC grading system
is at the end of Week 4 (see the Registrar).
- The deadline for adding a class is at the end of Week 2
(see the Registrar).
- The deadline for dropping a class is at the end of Week
6 (see the Registrar).
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Attendance
- Laboratory attendance
is mandatory; classroom attendance is expected.
- To be excused from an exam, you must contact the instructor prior to
the exam and make arrangements within 24 hours to complete
it. A grade of 0 will be assigned if the absence is unexcused.
Quizzes and labs cannot be made up.
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