E. Your course grade is based on...

Your course grade is based on 13 graded items, with 4 optional extra credit assignments possible. Assignment scores add up to a possible 1000 for the course not counting extra credit points. This simple chart illustrates the entire grading system. SUGGESTION: CLICK HERE to get a .pdf copy of this chart and the number-to-grade-letter conversion scale and use the chart to keep track of your assignment completions. 

USF means Unit Summary Form, a fill-in document in which you collect summary notes and highlights of your assigned readings and viewing. You download a USF for each unit from the link provided, fill it in with your word processor, and submit the completed document. 
*Extra means extra credit

There is no midterm exam or final exam in GPH-205. I give each student personal attention and feedback and all assignments are repeatable. This is a “mentoring” pedagogy that provides much more feedback than exams so I don’t use exams to provide feedback or assess student progress. Make sure you explore the course web site thoroughly to understand how this course works!

Only the gray-shaded boxes represent graded items, except for extra credit which is entirely optional and is scored only if you do it. It's not necessary to do the extra credit work to earn a grade of "A" for the course.

"2nd try" ("Second try"): All assignments are "repeatable" to enhance your learning. By this I mean that you can do the online exercises any number of times (within the dates that the unit is active) and your highest score is used for grade computation. You submit all other assignments (USFs and projects) as you complete them, I grade the work and e-mail your score and written feedback to you. You then have up to 10 days to revise the work following my feedback and resubmit it for regrading. For the reflective essay, I encourage you to submit your first page or two for a quick critique before you write the whole thing. I feel that this provides an effective "mentoring" learning experience!

Make sure you review your course syllabus for policies that govern requests for an incomplete (I) grade, how a re-taking of a course is handled in terms of grade replacement and GPA computation, and grade challenges.