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IB 150 grading Information

Grading

 

Your final course grade will be determined by the total number of points you acquire during the semester from exams, the final, discussion exercises, and extra credit. Personal impressions or “effort” are not considered. Honors credit may be awarded to students who fulfill the requirements of an Honors Credit Learning Agreement for their college, but such agreements have no impact on the letter grade awarded.

 

Final Exam

250 points

 

Hour Exams

300 points

3 exams-100 points each

Pre-lecture quizzes  

140 points

35 @ 4 points each

Discussion Prep Sheets/Participation

60 points

12 @ 5 points each

Homework

220 points

12 assignments (lowest dropped)
20 points each

Group Project

50 points

 

OP-ED paper

50 points

 

i-clicker points

30 points

 

TOTAL POINTS

1100 points

 

 

Extra credit: We will provide a few extra credit opportunities on exams and some assignments.

 

The point totals contained in the following table represent the use of a plus/minus grading system coupled with UIUC 4.0 grade point system. The grade point values shown for each letter grade have been assigned by UIUC. Students who earn the points shown below out of 1100 possible points will be guaranteed the indicated letter grade. IB 150 faculty reserve the right to decrease slightly (but will not increase) the points needed to attain each letter grade.

Grading Scale
Letter Grade Point Range Grade Point Value
A+ 1100-1074 4.000
A 1073-1016 4.000
A- 1015-990 3.667
B+ 989-964 3.333
B 963-906 3.000

B-

905-880 2.667
C+ 870-854 2.333
C 853-796 2.000
C- 795-770 1.667
D+ 769-744 1.333
D 743-686 1.000
D- 685 – 660 0.667
F below 660 0.000