Grading

Updated 19 Jan 2020. Use your browser's Refresh or Reload command to be sure you have the current version.

These general policies may be superceded or supplemented by policies specific to a particular course. (See Syllabus and Overview.)

Grading Scale

Your performance on individual assignments is averaged using weights specified in the syllabus.
Different courses may employ different curves (also specified in the syllabus).
Letter grades are derived from raw averages using the following schedule:

In this Course	FIN 3000	FIN 3950		FIN 3010
to receive this Letter Grade	you need at least this raw (uncurved) Average
with this Curve	0 points	10 points (exams)	15 points (exams)	20 points (exams)
A	90.00	82.00	77.25	74.00
A-
B+	83.33	75.33	70.58	67.33
B	80.00	72.00	67.25	64.00
B-	76.67	68.67	63.92	60.67
C+	73.33	65.33	60.58	57.33
C	70.00	62.00	57.25	54.00
C-	66.67	58.67	53.92	50.67
D+	63.33	55.33	50.58	47.33
D	60.00	52.00	47.25	44.00
D-	56.67	48.67	43.92	40.67
F	anything lower	anything lower	anything lower	anything lower
Note: A- is valid only for graduate courses.

Grade Notification

To learn your grade on exams or assignments, consult D2L.
To learn your grade for the course, consult PipelineMT.
Under no circumstances will grades be distributed through public posting, telephone, fax, e-mail or snail-mail (FERPA).