Grading

 

 

Examinations will be during class meetings and may include multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, defining terms, and short-answer essay questions.  Study guides will be distributed before exams.  Makeup exams may only be allowed without a penalty in cases of documented emergency.

 

Weekly assignments will consist of at least one page of notes and one written paragraph.  All weekly assignments must be completed on computer!

 

Attendance means coming to class, paying attention, contributing to discussions or group assignments.  You get one “free” absence.  After that, each one will count against you unless you can provide a documented excuse. You will have to earn your attendance point each day.

 

Lab assignments will involve hands-on work with hominid and other primate fossils.  We will also examine human artifacts as we study archaeological techniques.  Lab assignments will include a written portion due within one week of the in-class lab.  Students must attend and complete all three in-class labs during the semester to receive credit; the labs cannot be re-scheduled.

 

Assignments are due at 2:45pm on the specified date.  Any assignment submitted late will receive a maximum of half of the original points possible!!!

 

 

 

Letter grades will be assigned based on the following scale of total possible points:

 

            99-100% = A+           87-89% = B+          77-79% = C+          67-69% = D+

            93-98% = A               83-86% = B            73-76% = C            63-66% = D

            90-92% = A-              80-82% = B-           70-72% = C-           60-62% = D-

 

Any score below a 60% (180 total points) constitutes a failing grade for this course.  Incomplete grades will be offered only under extreme circumstances.