4 Papers 80%
Participation 20%
Class participation and homework 20%
The homework assignments are on the website.
The grading policy of this course is:
All tests will be worth 100 points. The Raw Scores for each test will be converted to T-scores, which standarize the grades with a mean of 500. Grades will be based upon the T-score and will be assigned as follows:
| Score | Grade |
| 601 and above | A |
| 575-600 | A- |
| 550-574 | B+ |
| 525-549 | B |
| 500-524 | B- |
| 475-499 | C+ |
| 450-474 | C |
| 425-449 | C- |
| 400-424 | D+ |
| 375-399 | D |
| 350-374 | D- |
| 349 and below | E |