Fall Semester consists
of 15 academic weeks (and a 16th Exam Week).
In Survey of Economics we study a different module of instruction during
each academic week.
| Part One: | Module 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 |
Take Exam #1 (200 points)
Turn in Project 1
|
| Part Two: | Module 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 |
Take Exam #2 (200 points)
Turn in Project 2 |
(Expect a Thanksgiving Holiday.)
| Part Three: | Modules 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 |
Take Exam #3 (200 points)
Turn in Project 3
Turn in Project 4 |
In-class Students:
Take your exam in the classroom.
Distant Learning Students:
Exams may be taken at the Learning Resource Center (LRC) where they are on file under your name after course registration ceases. In the 15-Module Calendar below they are called to your attention by this symbol:
How to request a proctor:
To request that your exams be sent elsewhere, you must complete a
proctor request form for the LRC staff. Contact Carol Ford,
cford@ph.vccs.edu, (276) 656-0227 for
instructions on how to request a proctor.
How Survey of Economics is Graded
How many points are in this
course.
| Exam #1 | 200 |
| Exam #2 | 200 |
| Exam #3 | 200 |
| Project #1 | 100 |
| Project #2 | 100 |
| Project #3 | 100 |
| Project #4 | 100 |
| Total | 1,000 |
How letter grades are
determined:
| A | >900 points |
| B | 800-899 points |
| C | 700-799 points |
| D | 600-699 points |
| F | <600 points |
| 24 hours | 20% |
| 48 hours | 40% |
| 72 hours | 80% |
| >72 hours | no grade |