Course Requirements and Grading Scale

All assignments must be completed as directed and turned in at the beginning of class on the day assigned.  Late work will not be accepted.

Please note also that students are not permitted to "skip" any of the assignments, regardless of their grades on other work. Failure to turn in required work will thus result in failure of the course.

Course Requirements

1000 points total

Weekly Essays

150 points (10 points each)

Weekly Reading Quizzes

100 points (10 points each)

Research Proposal and Scholarship Review

150 points

Research Paper (20 pages)

300 points

Reviews of Outside Events (3 total)

100 points (50 points for required conference; 25 for other two optional events)

Participation and Attendance

200 points


Grading Scale

A 900-1000 points
B+ 870-899 points
B 800-869 points
C+ 770-799 points
C 700-769 points
D 650-700 points
F 0-649 points