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Access to the Mastering Genetics website is required for the class. Homework questions from the

site will be graded and will contribute 15% to the course grade. All home works will be due the

first Tuesday after it was assigned by 5:00am.

Access: www.masteringgenetics.com

You are responsible for setting up your login and password

Select Course: MGENROMANDAU2014

Grading and Exam Policies:

Grades will be based on homework questions, the average of two midterm exams and the final. A

total of three midterm exams will be given; the lowest score will be dropped. The final exam will be

comprehensive and will not be dropped.

Homework will be 15% of the grade, for the other 85%, equal weight will be given to each exam.

All exams will consist of short multiple choice questions ONLY. Questions on exams will

cover material presented in the lectures. Lectures will usually not cover all of the material outlined

in the text readings, and sometimes lectures will cover material that is not in the book.

Exams will typically be graded by one week after the exam was given. Exam grades will becurved depending on the range and the average score. If necessary, curving will be applied up to a

maximum of 15 percentage points to raise the class average score to 72.

Exams will be given at the scheduled times listed on the course outline ONLY. You must take

your exams in your registered section. Absence from more than one exam will result in an exam grade of

zero.

Example 1: A student misses a midterm exam.

Result: This exam is dropped.

Example 2: A student takes all three midterm exams.

Result: The highest two midterm exams will be averaged with the final exam to determine the

final grade.

Example 3: A student misses two midterm exams.

Result: The one exam will be dropped and the other exam grade will be a zero.

Example 4: A student is satisfied with his/her grade after the first two midterm exams.

Result: The student can skip the third midterm exam and receive the grade based on the first two

exams and the final exam.

YOUR FINAL GRADE WILL BE CALCULATED BY DIVIDING THE SUM OF YOUR CURVED,

CUMULATIVE EXAM SCORES BY THREE. THIS WILL BE 85% OF YOUR GRADE. THEOTHER 15% WILL BE THE AVERAGE OF YOUR HOMEWORK GRADES.

THE GRADING SCALE WILL BE:

A = 100-92, A- = 91-89, B+ = 88-84, B=83-80, B- = 79-74, C+ = 73-70, C=69-66, C- = 65-62,

D+ = 61-59, D=58-55, D- = 54-50, F=Below 50

The above schedule and procedures in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating

circumstances.

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Whenever possible, and in accordance with 504/ADA guidelines, the University of Houston will attempt

to provide reasonableacademic accommodations to students who request and require them. Please call

713-743-5400 for more assistance.