Courses Part 2- Grading
General Grading
Grading in the University is generally similar to American schooling. In its basics, it is up to the Professor to decide the weight and the total number of their assignments. This means that a homework assignment can be worth much more in one course than in others.
The University grades on a percentage system, meaning that while a letter grade can be suggested, your official grade will be revealed as a percentage of all the questions/work in the course that you answered/did correctly to the total number of questions/amount of work in the course.
Grading for Finals and Midterms
Every course at the University of the East Pacific has a final. This final can be anything related to the course, not just an online quiz. For example, it could be making a factbook about a topic. Professors will decide the passing rate for the final and midterm of their course. Finals and midterms cannot have a passing grade above 100%. Such tests can have a 100% or nothing pass rate, as they can often be graded for completion rather than the quality of the work, to an extent.)
That being said, finals and midterms cannot be made extremely difficult for students. Finals and midterms will be adjusted as needed if they are too difficult for most students taking the course.
What occurs if a Professor cannot grade their own course
Professors may sometimes become inactive or refuse to grade their courses. In that case, their course becomes the property of the University (unless the Professor makes an objection, in which case the University will remove the course.)
In such a case, a rubric for every assignment and test in the course shall be established. The rubric will be available only to Professors and Education staff- but it shall contain all the necessary information for grading. After the creation or finding of a rubric, the University will dispatch a Grader to handle the course and grade assignments. Graders shall be responsible for the creation of rubrics for a course if none are obtained from the Professor in question.
Graders will have the full authority of a Professor in grading. Should a student require a question that needs to be answered, the Grader shall try to obtain the information for that question, or find someone else to answer it.
Remember, grading for courses is simply to help you gauge your understanding of the basic concepts. They are in no way a measure of how much you have mastered applying those actual concepts. Everything takes practice to become perfect: courses only provide you the knowledge you seek. But it is up to you to practice and put that knowledge to use and to turn it into wisdom.