HOW IS COLLEGE DIFFERENT FROM HIGH SCHOOL?
| GRADES IN HIGH SCHOOL |
GRADES IN COLLEGE |
- Grades are given for most assigned work.
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- Grades may not be provided for all assigned work.
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- Consistently good homework grades may help raise your overall grade when test grades are low.
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- Grades on tests and major papers usually provide most of the course grade.
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- Extra credit projects are often available to help you raise your grade.
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- Extra credit projects cannot, are often not available. If they are, they usually will not significantly alter a student's grade.
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- Initial test grades, especially when they are low, may not have an adverse effect on your final grade.
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- Watch out for your first tests. These are usually "wake-up calls" to let you know what is expected-but they also may account for a substantial part of your course grade. You may be shocked when you get your grades. If you
receive notice of low grades on a Mid-Semester Progress Report, see your academic advisor or visit the Academic Success Center.
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- You may graduate as long as you have passed all required courses with a grade of D or higher.
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- You may graduate only if your average in classes meets the departmental standard-typically, a 2.0 or "C" average, but not always.
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- Guiding principle: "Effort counts." Courses are usually structured to reward a "good-faith effort."
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- Guiding principle: "Results count." Though "good-faith effort" is important in regard to the professor's willingness to help you achieve good results, it will not substitute for results in the grading process.
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