STUDENT GRADE RECORD FORM
FOR ELI BIO 102
Print this page and use the form to keep a record of your grades and your progress in the course. You should have received a quick-start syllabus from ELI with the following information about your enrollment: start date, last refund date, last date for withdrawal and end of enrollment date. Please contact ELI if you did not receive this information. Note these dates carefully; they are extremely important.

My start date is:  ____________        My withdraw date is: ______________         My end date is:  ____________
 

Pay Close Attention to Your Dates and to the Following Information:

         Self-initiated Withdrawal: If you wish to withdraw from this course, you should fax a completed Refund and Withdrawal form to Registration at (703) 323-3392 or mail the form to the Extended Learning Institute, Attention: (Course Number), Northern Virginia Community College, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, Virginia 22003-3796.

         Withdraw date: If you do not complete and submit your Introductory letter, News Article 1, Labs 1 and 2, and Exam 1 by your withdraw date, your instructor will withdraw you from this course. Your grade will be a W.

       End date and possible Incomplete grade: If you are unable to complete this course by your end date, but have completed half of the coursework, you may be eligible for an extension, that is, an Incomplete grade. The following assignments constitute half of the coursework: Introductory letter; Articles 1 and 2; Research Paper; Exams 1 and 2, with passing grades; and 5 labs, which must include Labs 1 and 5. If you have not completed these assignments, no extension is possible.

After you print this page, fill in the due dates for each unit, counting from your start date as week 1. Keep this page with your Biology 102 materials and record your grades as your work is graded and returned to you. (You can also save this page as a Word document to your Biology 102 file on your personal computer.) At any point you can add up your total points to determine where you stand in the course.

Lecture Grade Record

Assignment Week Due/MyDue Date:  Date Submitted
to Instructor		 Possible
Points		 My Points
Introductory Letter Week 1:  
20
  
News Article 1 Week 3/4:   
20
  
News Article 2 Week 8:  
20
  
News Article 3 Weeks 11/12:  
20
  
News Article 4 Weeks 15/16:  
20
  
News Article 5 (Optional) Week 16:  
20
  
Research Paper Weeks 13/14:   
100
  
Exam 1 Week 4:  
125
  
Exam 2 Week 8:  
125
  
Exam 3 Weeks 11/2:  
125
  
Exam 4 Week 16:  
125
  
Total Number of Points:    
720
  
Biology 102 includes both a lecture portion, which is worth 70% of your final grade and a laboratory portion, which is worth 30% of your final grade. You must have a cumulative score of at least 60% and pass two of the four exams in order to receive a passing grade.
Lab Grade Record
Assignment Week Due/MyDue Date:  Date Submitted
to Instructor		 Possible
Points*		 My Points
Lab 1 Week 1/2:  
30
  
Lab 2 Week 1/2:   
20
  
Lab 3 Week 3/4:  
40
  
Lab 4 Week 3/4:  
20
  
Lab 5 Week 5:  
20
  
Lab 6 Week 9/10:  
20
  
Lab 7 Week 11/12:   
20
  
Lab 8 Proposal Week 6/7:  
10
  
Lab 8 Report Week 16:  
100
  
Lab 9 Week 13/14:  
20
  
Lab 10 Week 13/14:  
20
  
Total Number of Points:    
300
  
Your lowest 20 point point lab grade will be dropped, or you may elect to omit one of those labs. Thus there are a total of 300 lab points possible. Labs 3, 5, and 8 cannot be dropped. They must be submitted for a grade in order for you to pass Biology 102.
Final Grades will be based on this scale:
Total Points
% Score
Letter Grade
900 - 1000
90 - 100
A
800 - 899
80 - 89
B
700 - 799
70 - 79
C
600 - 699
60 - 69 
D
Fewer than 600
Below 60
F

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