Grading Policies

Grade Components

• In-Class Participation (iClicker): 10% (2 lectures dropped)

• Reading Quizzes (RQs): 7% (16 total, 2 lowest RQs dropped)

• Quizzes: 8% (2 total, 4% each)

• Programming Assignments (PAs): 35% (9 total, 4% each except PA1 which is worth 3%)

• Midterm Exam 1: 10%

• Midterm Exam 2: 10%

• Final Exam: 20%

Grading cutoffs 

By default, we will use the standard scale of 90%—100% = A,   80%—89.9% = B,   70%—79.9% = C,   60%—69.9% = D,   and <60% = F.   These cutoffs may be lowered if need be, but they will never be raised. In other words, we may make it easier to get a certain letter grade, but never harder. Pluses and minuses will be given at the professors' discretion.

How you must demonstrate proficiency to pass

Your grade is calculated as described above, with two exceptions:

• You must score at least 55% on the final exam to pass the course. If you score lower than 55% on the final, you will receive an F for the course, regardless of your overall average.

• You must score at least 55% on the programming assignments of this course. If you score lower than 55% on the PAs, you will receive an F for the course, regardless of your overall average.

Important Grading Policies

• You have 3 days from the time a PA, quiz or midterm is returned to request a regrade. After that, the grade is set in stone. To request a regrade, please contact the person who graded the assignment/quiz/exam originally. You should submit your regrade request through gradescope.com. Submit the regrade request on the corresponding problem and clearly explain why you think there is a grading error. If you submitted a regrade request without a clear justification and was simply abusing the regrade system, your grade will be lowered as a penalty.

• Participation scores have a 1-week regrade policy. If you find an error in your participation records , submit your request to the designated piazza post within a 1-week period from the date of the participation. And our staff will process it in a timely manner. No participation record will be changed after the 1-week period has passed since the day of the participation. NO EXCEPTIONS.

• The final exam will have a regrade period of 1 day after the work is released to you. It will ensure that we submit everyone's final letter grades in a timely manner. No regrade requests can be made after the regrade period has ended.