SUPPLEMENTAL CREDIT is *NOT* "extra credit." Supplemental credit
are points that can be applied toward a final grade of A. Obviously,
there won't be many opportunities offered, they will require more work
than extra credit, and the quality must be higher and the grader more
difficult. This is done because an A must be earned the "hard way."
**NOTE**: Supplemental credit can also be used for extra credit, but it will
be graded harder than extra credit.
If you do supplemental credit for extra credit, please be aware that
a paper that receives a 7 out of 10 (or 70 pct/C) on extra credit would
likely earn half that for supplemental credit.
Since you CANNOT use extra credit to move into the A range, this means you
cannot combine extra credit and supplement credit for an A.
SUPPLEMENTAL CREDIT IS *NOT* AN ENTITLEMENT. IT REQUIRES MORE WORK FOR
FEWER POINTS ON A HARDER GRADING SCALE!
Here is how it works:
At the end of the term, we first add the three exams and paper and then
add the supplmental credit. We then calculate class participation.
We then record all scores in the A range (everybody with 90 percent or more)
Next, we take the remaining scores and add extra credit. Anybody with 80
percent receives a B (there can be NO A grades from this group, because
A grades have already been calculated). 70-79=C; 60-69=D; 59 and below = F.
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