40% of your course grade will be based on assignments and quizzes 35% on the mid-term and 35% on the final exam. Participation, or more accurately, lack of it, can influence your grade you achieve otherwise, from assignments and on your project or exams, negatively, up to 10%. A grade of 90% or above guarantees an A, 80% or above a B, 70% or above a C, and 60% or above a D.
This grading formula implies that there is no curve; your grade will depend only on how well you do, and not on how well everyone else does. (If everyone does exceptionally badly on some assignment or exam, I may decide the assignment or exam was at fault rather than the students, in which case I'll adjust the grade cutoffs as I deem appropriate. But I won't adjust in the other direction; if everyone gets an A, that's great).
All grade assignments are final—unless there was a mistake made in recording your semester grades or in computing your final grade. If all numbers are correctly recorded and computed, I will not discuss changing the resulting letter grades.
There are situations that may warrant regrading a particular assignment. For example, making addition errors in computing your score, not seeing an answer that you gave, or not understanding an answer that you gave. Requests for regrading of assignments must be made within one week after the graded work has been handed back.
Academic Integrity Policy: *An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do.* The Honor Council Rules and Procedures are available on the web http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Policy: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Department of Student Life, Services for Students with Disabilities, in Room 126 of the Koldus Building or call 845-1637.