AST 301 - Introduction to Astronomy

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Course Grade

Your course grade will be based on examinations, homework, and observing projects.

Exams: There will be five examinations, four during the term in regularly scheduled lecture hours and the fifth in the final exam period. The likely dates of the four exams given during the term can be found in the course calendar. Although there will be five examinations, the lowest of the five exam scores will be dropped without prejudice and will not count towards your final grade. There will be absolutely no make-up exams, no matter how good your reason for missing the exam. Dropping the lowest score will cover the situation where an exam is missed for a legitimate reason. The remaining four exams, including the final exam, all have equal weight. Each will contribute 20% of your final grade.

Homework and observing projects: There will be about 10 homework assignments and 2 or 3 observing projects. Together they will contribute 20% of your final grade. The homework and observing projects may not be dropped and replaced by a fifth exam.

It is possible to lower your grade by cheating and plagiarizing.

The letter grade will be assigned on an absolute scale as follows:

Numerical Grade	Letter Grade
80.00 to 100.0	A
70.00 to 79.99	B
60.00 to 69.99	C
50.00 to 59.99	D
00.00 to 49.99	F

In past years the average course grade has been mid- to low B.

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10 January 2003
Astronomy Program · The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, Texas 78712
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