::CBE/EA and COURSES

Grade Calculation

Assignments are graded on a numerical basis; "70" is the lowest possible passing grade. We record no assignment grade lower than "50" except in ASKME courses. Exams are posted with actual grades, even if they are lower than "50." The pass/fail option is not available to high school students.

High school students must make a grade of "70" or better on the final exam in order to pass the course.

Beginning May 1, 2009, the average of assignments will count 75% of the course grade; the final exam will count 25%.

High School students who pass the final exam or re-exam with a grade of "70" or better and who do not have a passing course average due to a low graded assignment average will receive a "70" as the final course grade.

High school students who fail the exam are eligible for reexamination and will receive a reexamination application with the first notification of a failing grade. Reexamination must occur both before a course expires and within 30 days of notification of failing grade.

Note: On re-exams, the course grade posted is the final exam grade if the student fails the exam (no assignment grades are averaged in). If the student passes the re-exam, then the re-exam grade and the assignment grades are averaged to determine the final course grade.