In addition a quiz is given nearly every week to enable both the instructor and the students to gauge the progress made so far. Quizzes may cover anything done in class or covered in the lab manual. The student is expected to take careful notes on the material presented or discussed in class and to read the associated sections of the lab manual. Grading The final course grade will be computed as follows. A letter grade will then be assigned based on the scale in the 1999-2001 Bulletin.
Attendance is used to help in deciding borderline grades.
Attendance is expected. Material will be presented in class which is not found in the lab manual. Quizzes and tests will be drawn from the material and discussions in class as well as from the lab manual. In addition, for every unexcused absence beyond the third, a student will loose 3 percentage points on the final course grade. An excused absence requires written documentation, typically from a doctor, the campus health center, your sports coach, dean of students, etc.