Undergraduate students must obtain a minimum grade of 40% on the final exam to pass this course. If your final exam grade is less than 40%, the maximum final grade you can obtain for the course will be 47%.
| Component | Weight |
|---|---|
| Three Assignments | 30% |
| Two Midterm Tests | 30% |
| Undergraduate Students: Final Exam | |
| Graduate Students: Final Project | 40% |
The higher of the two midterm test grades will count for 20%, and the lower will count for 10%, for a total of 30%.
If you need an assignment deadline extension, cannot complete an assignment, or cannot write a test due to extraordinary circumstances beyond your control, please submit a special consideration request as soon as possible by filling out the form below. Special consideration will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and is not granted automatically. Sometimes, we cannot grant you exactly the special consideration you seek.
If you miss one or both midterm tests for approved reasons, you will have an opportunity to take make-up tests. Please send your supporting documentation to the course email account as soon as you miss a test. We will schedule one time slot for both make-up tests sometime after test 2. This means that if you miss both midterm tests, you will have to write both make-up tests back to back.
If you need an extension on an assignment deadline due to unexpected physical or mental health issues, disability-related barriers, or similar circumstances, please contact us at the course email account with supporting documentation. We can grant extensions of up to 7 days in such cases.
For other reasons, such as a heavy workload or unexpected personal issues, we will accept late assignment submissions for up to 3 days past the deadline. However, a 10% grade penalty will be applied for each day the assignment is late.
Your accommodation letter will allow for an extension of up to 7 full days. However, due to the incremental nature of CS courses, granting such a long extension from the onset may cause you to fall behind and be disadvantaged. As such, we will start by suggesting an initial 3-day extension. We will grant the 7-day extension later if necessary.
Please complete and submit the special consideration request form (TBD) to request special consideration. We aim to respond within 48 business hours.