PHYS 515 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Course Grading

Course grading will proceed in compliance with University policy as given in Article 3, Part 1 of the Student Code.

Any discrepancies found in your student gradebook should be brought to the attention of your section instructor immediately.

Grading

Your final grade for Physics 515 will be based upon your total score on all the components of the course. The total possible score is 1000 points.

Course Component Number of Assignments Number Dropped per Semester Maximum Points per Semester
Homework 12 or 13 0 700
Midterm exam 1 0 125
Final exam 1 0 125
Attendance and participation  N/A N/A 50

Final Grade

Because the scores for portions of this course are typically high (e.g. web-based homework, checkpoints, quizzes, and labs) the following cutoff table will be used to calculate final scores.

Final Grade Minimum Points
A+ 970
A 930
A- 890
B+ 850
B 810
B- 770
C+ 730
C 690
C- 650
D+ 600
D 550
D- 500
F <500