Determining Your Final Grade For A Semester

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Determining your final grade for a semeste-r course
In order to receive a passing grade (and therefore a credit) for a semester-long
course,
a student must earn at least 1.25
quality points AND pass two of the three grading period/exam marks. The steps below
will walk
you through determining
your final grade in a semester
course.
You
earn
THREE GRADES d~he
year
in oester-Ion g
cOG
1
st
nine weeks----2
nd
nine weeks----Semester exam
(Exam is worth half of a nine
weeks)
(or
4th
nine weeks---5
th
nine weeks---Final exam)
Follow the steps below to determine your final grade in a year long course:
1.
Write in the grade you received (or expect to receive) for each of the two grading periods and the
exam.
2.
Write
"yes"
or "no" as to whether or not you passed each of the grading periods.
Gradina period
Grade
Qualitv Points
Pass (ves/no)
1
st
nine weeks
2
nd
nine weeks
Semester exam
*
Total
quality points?
-------------------------
3.
Using the chart
below,
determine
how
many quality points you receive for each of the three grading
periods.
Put
this number in the "Quality
Points"
column above.
Letter Grade
Nine Weeks Qualitv Points
Exam Qualitv
Points·
A+
4.30
2.15
A
4.00
2.00
A-
3.70
1.85
B+
3.30
1.65
B
3.00
1.50
B-
2.70
1.35
C+
2.30
1.15
C
2.00
1.00
C-
1.70
.85
D+
1.30
.65
D
1.00
.50
D-
.70
.35
F
0
0
"Exam quality points are
~
of a nine weeks
4.
Add the numbers in the "Quality
Points"
column in the step 1 chart
above.
Is your total at least 1.251
~
If your
answer is
NO,
then you fail the course and you receive zero credits and quality
points.
~If your
answer is
YES,
then you
must
also verify that you have passed a minimum of two
(2)
of the three
(3)
grading
period/exam
marks.
If you have marked
"yes"
at least two times in the
"Pass"
column in your
chart above,
you pass
and.
receive credit for the
course.
If you have not done
this,
then you do not pass the course and you receive zero credits.
Refer
to the chart below to see
your fi I
d f
h
ma gra e
or
t e
course:
Total
Quality Points Earned:
Final Course Letter Grade
8.75-10.75
A
6.25-8.74
B
3.75-6.24
C
1.25-3.74
0
Less than 1.25
F

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