Grading - Lecture
The final grade is the total number of points accumulated from all lab and lecture exercises divided by the 290 possible points (e.g., your points accumulated/290). The 290 points are divided up below among the laboratory and lecture exercises. The Final Exam is cumulative but will emphasize materials from the second exam on. It is the responsibility of each student to keep for their own records every graded assignment, quiz, exam or other materials that are returned them.
Any student who fails the first exam (exam grade is less than 60%) must seek tutoring at the ARC in Cushing hall. The student will be held sale responsible for this.
If you have been diagnosed with a learning disability or other learning disorder, it is your responsibility to report to the Assistant Dean, Dr. Duane Bruce. You must request that he contact me so that we can arrange any special conditions under which you can take lecture exams if you meet the appropriate criteria. It is your sole responsibility to contact the Assistant Dean and follow the appropriate procedures.
Grading - Lab
There will be 9 lab quizzes (one given at the end of each lab) and I will drop the lowest grade. Each student will make a 5 minute (5 minutes means 5 minutes - no longer, no shorter!!!!) presentation in each of the seminar labs (see Lab Manual Addendum for details). Grading will be based on the originality of the topic, adherence to the time limit and quality of the presentation. All students must give a presentation and attend their colleagues' presentations. Failure to attend each of the seminar labs will result in a zero for the seminar grade and 20 point penalty against the total lab grade.
| Lecture | Points |
| Exam 1 | 50 |
| Exam 2 | 50 |
| Final Exam | 100 |
| Total Lecture Points | 200 |
| Lab | Points |
| Quiz 1 | 10 |
| Quiz 2 | 10 |
| Quiz 3 | 10 |
| Quiz 4 | 10 |
| Quiz 5 | 10 |
| Quiz 6 | 10 |
| Quiz 7 | 10 |
| Quiz 8 | 10 |
| Quiz 9 | 10 |
| Lab Seminar* | 10 |
| Total Lab Points** | 90 |
| Grand Total Points | 290 |
Extra Credit (click for a description of each assignment below) |
Points |
| Blood or Organ Donation |
3 |
| Flu Shot/Pilates/Yoga |
3 |
| Culture Vulture |
2 |
|
1 |
|
| Psychology Experiment |
2 |
| Surveys |
2 |
| Total Extra Credit |
13 |
* - Students must attend both seminars. Missing a lab seminar without a legitimate excuse will result in a zero for the lab grade and -20 point penalty.
** - The lowest quiz grade will be dropped which is a total of 80 lab points for quizzes + 10 points for lab seminar.
All makeup exams will be made up at 5:00 PM on the last day of classes.