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These general policies may be superceded or supplemented by policies specific to a particular course.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.)
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:
To receive this
Letter Grade
you need at least this
Average
A
90.00
B
80.00
C
70.00
D
60.00
F
anything lower
Grade Notification
To learn your grade on an exam or assignment, attend class when it is returned.
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)
Academic Misconduct
"Students guilty of academic misconduct, either directly or indirectly, through participation or assistance, are immediately responsible to the instructor of the class. . . . [who] has the authority to assign an appropriate grade for the exercise or examination,
or to assign an F or FA in the course, as is proportional to the nature and extent of academic misconduct" (Catalog).