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'''General Chemistry (Chem -140) Final Exam Spring 2020.'''
 
'''General Chemistry (Chem -140) Final Exam Spring 2020.'''
  
This exam is scheduled for Weds, May 13th. The exam will be delivered thru WebAssign. The exam will be very similar to the 2 previous WA exams. You will be given ample time to work the exam.
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This exam is scheduled for Weds, May 13th at 8 am. The exam will be delivered thru WebAssign. The exam will be very similar to the 2 previous WA exams. All questions will be similar to previously asked WA homework questions. You may use your notes, book, or other class related items. I suggest you have your textbook periodic table readily available. You will be given 2 submissions per question and 3 hours to complete the exam.
  
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'''''As of Friday, May 8th, the following options are no longer available'''''
 
==Credit/No Credit vs Letter Grade==
 
==Credit/No Credit vs Letter Grade==
As i hope you are aware, the College has allowed you the option to be assigned a letter grade (as usual) or to be assigned "credit/no credit". If you wish to choose this option, you '''MUST''' go to MyMC and select this option for each of your courses.
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As i hope you are aware, the College has allowed you the option to be assigned a letter grade (as usual) or to be assigned "credit/no credit". Based on your recently sent "grades-so-far" report, if you wish to choose this option, you '''MUST''' go to MyMC and select this option for each of your courses...'''please see below before doing so.'''
  
Recently i sent you an email with your "grades-so-far." I am offering the following options are well...'''''read carefully'''''
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==No Final Options==
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Recently i sent you an email with your "grades-so-far." I am offering the following "no final" options...'''''read carefully'''''
  
 
===Option 1===
 
===Option 1===
If a passing letter grade (C- or better) is predicted with a 50% on the final exam, then you are currently passing and would be assigned '''credit''' for this course if you choose the "credit/no credit" option. This means that with this credit/no credit option selected, '''''you do not need to take the final exam''''' and you will be assigned "credit" for this course.
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If a passing letter grade (C- or better) is predicted with a 50% on the final exam, ''then you are currently passing''. If you wish to '''not take the final exam''' and '''choose the credit/no credit option''', you will be assigned "credit" for this course.
  
 
===Option 2===
 
===Option 2===
If an A or A- is predicted with a 70% on the final exam, then '''''you do not need to take the final exam''''' and you will be assigned an "A" letter grade for this course.
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Depending on your exam average, you may choose to '''not take the final exam''' and accept the final letter grade predicted by the final exam % shown in the table below:
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{| border=1
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|'''Exam Average'''||'''Predicted Final Exam'''
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|87-100%||90% predicted grade
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|70-86%||80% predicted grade
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|69% or below||70% predicted grade
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|}
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===Option 3===
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'''''PLEASE EMAIL ME to let me know you have chosen one of these options.'''''
If the letter grade predicted by the 70% final exam score is considered "acceptable," then i will assign this letter grade as your final course grade. This means that, '''''you do not need to take the final exam''''' and i will assign the letter grade associated with the 70% final exam score.
 

Latest revision as of 13:06, 13 May 2020

(5/13/20, bes)

General Chemistry (Chem -140) Final Exam Spring 2020.

This exam is scheduled for Weds, May 13th at 8 am. The exam will be delivered thru WebAssign. The exam will be very similar to the 2 previous WA exams. All questions will be similar to previously asked WA homework questions. You may use your notes, book, or other class related items. I suggest you have your textbook periodic table readily available. You will be given 2 submissions per question and 3 hours to complete the exam.


As of Friday, May 8th, the following options are no longer available

Credit/No Credit vs Letter Grade

As i hope you are aware, the College has allowed you the option to be assigned a letter grade (as usual) or to be assigned "credit/no credit". Based on your recently sent "grades-so-far" report, if you wish to choose this option, you MUST go to MyMC and select this option for each of your courses...please see below before doing so.

No Final Options

Recently i sent you an email with your "grades-so-far." I am offering the following "no final" options...read carefully

Option 1

If a passing letter grade (C- or better) is predicted with a 50% on the final exam, then you are currently passing. If you wish to not take the final exam and choose the credit/no credit option, you will be assigned "credit" for this course.

Option 2

Depending on your exam average, you may choose to not take the final exam and accept the final letter grade predicted by the final exam % shown in the table below:

Exam Average Predicted Final Exam
87-100% 90% predicted grade
70-86% 80% predicted grade
69% or below 70% predicted grade


PLEASE EMAIL ME to let me know you have chosen one of these options.