BABEd Workshop Series

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BA/BEd Workshop Series

• Grades

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The Basics

• Instructor Registrars Office LORIS
• To view Student Services, Student Records
• Unofficial Record of Coursework
• Official Final Grades

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Grading System

• A 12 (90-100)
• A 11 (85-89)
• A- 10 (80-84)
• B 9 (77-79)
• B 8 (73-76)
• B- 7 (70-72)
• C 6 (67-69)
• C 5 (63-66)

• C- 4 (60-62)
• D 3 (57-59)
• D 2 (53-56)
• D- 1 (50-52)
• F 0 (0-49)
• XF 0 (final exam not written failed course)
• DR (dropped after academic deadline failed
  course)

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Calculating your GPA

• For purposes of calculation, the grade point (GP)
  earned in a 0.5 credit will be given half the
  weight of that earned in a 1.0 credit.
• For example, a student with an A (11.0) in a 1.0
  credit, a C- (2.0) in a 0.5 credit will receive a
  GPA of 8.67 (13.0 grade points divided by 1.5
  credits)

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Repeated Courses

• No course may be attempted more than twice
• Can retake up to a maximum of 2.0 credits and the
  new grade replaces the old grade in the GPA
  calculation
• First attempt stays on your transcript

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Progression Requirements

• Laurier
• GPA includes all WLU courses, cross-registration,
  letter of permission, NU2020 and NU2095
• 70 overall (7.0 or B-) to progress

• Nipissing
• GPA includes all Education courses
• 70
• Must pass your practice teaching

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Contemporary Studies

• General
• Need a 5.0 average in your CT courses
• Need a 7.0 overall
• Minors
• Need a 4.5 average in courses counting towards
  the minor

• Honours
• Need a 5.0 average in your Honours CT courses to
  progress, a 7.0 to graduate
• 7.0 overall

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Academic Probation

• Nipissing
• You can request to continue for one year (ending
  in April) on probation if your overall GPA is
  between 6.0 and 7.0
• Only do this once

• Laurier
• Overall GPA between 2.0 and 4.0
• Have the time it takes to complete 4.0 credits to
  raise your GPA to 4.0

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Grades and Scholarships

• Arts Grades
• WLU and NU2020 and NU2095
• In-course scholarships
• Deans Honour Roll
• Laurier scholarships/ awards/bursaries

• Arts and ED Grades
• Aiming for the Top

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Things to Consider

• The quickest way to raise your GPA is to retake
  up to 2.0 credits
• Only retake courses where you think you can
  improve upon your first grade
• Your Arts and Education grades count towards 2
  separate GPAs

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Questions?
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Example

• A in a 1.0 credit course
• C- in a 0.5 credit course

• 11.0 2.0 13.0
• 13.0 divided by 1.5 credits 8.67

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Example

• CT111 A
• CT121 B
• PS100 D
• EN121 C-
• CT/CO243 A
• CO244 A-
• EN120 C

• 5.5
• 4.5
• 2.0
• 2.0
• 6.0
• 5.0
• 3.0
• 28.0 /4.07.0

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Example

• CT111 A
• CT121 B
• PS100 D
• EN121 C-
• CT/CO243 A
• CO244 A-
• EN120 C
• Retake PS100 B

• 5.5
• 4.5
• removed
• 2.0
• 6.0
• 5.0
• 3.0
• 9.0
• 35.0 /4.08.75