Academic Strategies

EVALUATIONS AND GRADING RUBRIC

FALL 2013 (2014-1)

Evaluations Attendance and In-class Participation Two Exams (Midterm and Final Exam) Assignments: (please refer to the course agenda for a description of each assignment) Assignment #1: My Passport Syllabus Quiz Assignment # 2: Blackboard project Assignment # 3: Time Management Day Planner: 15 points Planner Assignment One: 20 pts. Planner Assignment Two: 30 pts. Planner Assignment Three: 50 pts. Assignment # 4: Using a College Catalog Assignment # 5: Key Words on Exams Assignment # 6: Education Success Project Assignment # 7: Career Success Project Assignment # 8: Portfolio Extra Credit and In-Class Assignments TOTAL 15 25 40 115 _______/15 _______/25 _______/40 _______/115 Points Possible 180 300 Points Earned _______/180 Exam 1 ______/100 Exam 2 ______/200

50 50 100 100 100 TBD 1075

_______/50 _______/50 _______/100 _______/100 _______/100 __________ _______/1075

Letter grades will be assigned as follows: A = 90 100% (1075 - 968 points) B= 80 89% (967 - 860 points) C = 70 79% (859 - 752 points) D = 60 69% (751 - 644 points) F = 59% (Below 643 points)

EXTRA CREDIT POLICY: With proof, students may receive extra credit points by attending TCC
Student Activity events, and receiving tutoring from the support labs (Reading, Writing, Math or International Language Labs). Extra Credit points will be added to the Attendance and Participation points. At the end of the semester, ten extra credit points (10) will be given at the end of the semester to each student that has perfect attendance AND is never late to class.