Engineering Fundamentals Final Grade FAQs
- How are final grades determined? What are the course learning objectives being used for evaluation? What are the policies for missed work due to an absence?
- Refer to the syllabus
- Do you round up?
- Yes. Per the syllabus, if you have a final average of xx.50% and above we round up to the next percent.
- I have completed my assignment (or have the file) (or did the extra credit) (or missed an exam) (or did the project) that was due earlier in the semester, can you give me credit? or grade it now for late credit?
- No, sorry, we will not accept work past the deadlines. We have to be fair and consistent with deadlines for all students.
- I have a zero for a grade earlier in the semester, can you give me credit?
- No. If you have a zero, you did not complete the required activities by the due date. If you complete the activity after your class day, e.g. at the end of the semester, it does not count.
- I'm a point away from a higher grade, can you bump me up?
- No - we spend a lot of time trying to make sure we are fair and consistent. While 1% might not seem like much, there may be other students even closer than that. At the end of finals week, we do look at all scores and decide upon the final breakpoints.
- What can I do to raise my grade? Can I do any extra work to get a higher grade?
- We need to provide all of our students the same opportunity to earn points. Extra credit opportunities are offered to all students throughout the semester; there is not an undisclosed extra credit option available to only those that inquire. Please review all your grades and we are happy to fix any grading errors.
- I really worked hard this semester and need a grade of "X" because of "Y".
- We sincerely appreciate your dedication. Our goal is to prepare you for your engineering career and develop your engineering skills and our best tool to evaluate your knowledge is to use quantitative grades to evaluate your performance on the course objectives. We have to be fair and consistent with grades across all students; adjustments at this point would be unfair to others.