Points needed to pass?
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Points needed to pass?
Hi, I am wondering how many points are needed (or how many we can miss) in 14B in order to end with a B? B-? C+? C? and C- ? Idk how to do the calculations so if someone has figured it out I'd love to know.
Thanks in advance ;)
Thanks in advance ;)
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Re: Points needed to pass?
I know that you can miss a maximum of 28 points to keep an A in the class (not A-). I don't know for the other grades, but you can use the syllabus and the point distribution and put that information into RogerHub calculator to find out what you need for your desired grade. Keep in mind the grade distribution in this class.
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From what I've heard for this class, getting more than 200 points lets you pass the class. Basically, a 50% in this class is a passing grade.
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I believe the syllabus says "50% or higher is required to pass with a C- or higher".
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Also, here's the link to the syllabus if you want to get more info.
https://lavelle.chem.ucla.edu/wp-conten ... 4BSYLL.pdf
https://lavelle.chem.ucla.edu/wp-conten ... 4BSYLL.pdf
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We need at least 50% of the points in order to have a C- in the class. I think the class has a total of 400 points this quarter so 200 should be passing.
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I'm pretty sure we can miss 200 points to pass with a C-, since 50% is a C- in this class. I am assuming 320/400 points would be the minimum for a B-, since that is 80%, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
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kateraelDis1L wrote:Hi, I am wondering how many points are needed (or how many we can miss) in 14B in order to end with a B? B-? C+? C? and C- ? Idk how to do the calculations so if someone has figured it out I'd love to know.
Thanks in advance ;)
You only need a 50% (200/400) to pass the class with a C- :>
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I firmly believe that passing this class is entirely possible. with a B if you actually try howver. I calculated that literally getting half the points on every test would get you the C- anything else is just additional. then again making up for the points by just typing your heart out is also a good idea.
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Re: Points needed to pass?
As others stated, you would need 200/400 of the points or 50% to get a C- and pass the class.
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As stated above, 200/400 points will get you a C- which is passing, but I'm unsure of how many points warrant the other grades. 320/400 for a B- (80%) seems understandable though.
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As long as u finish all the sapling and chem community points, u can pass the class with a C-
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Yeah pretty much if you do the sapling and chemistry community posts you could easily reach the 200 points needed to get a C- or 50% in this class which is passing. It worked the same way last quarter in 14A.
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I wasn't exactly sure either, but now I am after reading this post. Now I think I am going to have to see how many points I have lol. I know I already missed out on some.
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Considering you only need a 200/400 you could essentially get a 50% on all the tests and still pass with a 250/400. This assuming you get full credit for sapling and chemistry community requirements.
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If you get a total of 200 points out of 400 then you can pass the class with a C-
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Someone said you can finish all of the HW and Chem Comm questions to pass this class. Basically, as long as you try your best, you can pass this class. I would recommend trying on tests and quizzes since that might bump up your score, but otherwise, you can still pass. I hope this helps; I myself have sought consolation in knowing that I need not know the content as well as others to pass the class. May that console yourself as well.
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You need a 50% to pass with a C-, which I believe is equal to 200/400 points possible.
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theres a total of 400 points you can calculate how manhy points you can miss for the desired grade
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You need a 50% (200/400) to pass with a C-, however, if you're doing P/NP grading, keep in mind that a C- is considered a no pass, so you'll need to get at least a 73% for a C in this class to get a pass.
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If you're just worried about passing with the 200/400 points, Sapling and ChemistryCommunity already gets you halfway there :)
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From what I understand its much easier to get a C then it is to get an A... i think a 50% is needed for a C
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From what I am aware, literally full points on the Chem community and maybe less than 90% on the Sapling, 50% on all midterms somewhat, and maybe like 30 points on the final and you have a C- the calculation is raw but honestly its well done,
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I think a 50% is needed to pass the class, but 28 points are the max you can miss to get an A.
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200 points is equal to a 50% which is said to be a C- (pass) for this class
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I think you need a C- to pass which means that you have to have 200 points for that.
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The syllabus states that you need at least a 50% to pass the class with a C-
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I think you need 90% for an A- and so forth like what we were used to in high school, but instead of the minimum for a C- being something like 70%, it's 50% for this class. Lavelle never really explained grades, except for that a 50% gives a C-.
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Emily Jacobo 1C wrote:Yeah pretty much if you do the sapling and chemistry community posts you could easily reach the 200 points needed to get a C- or 50% in this class which is passing. It worked the same way last quarter in 14A.
Does getting a C- allow us to take Chem 14C?
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Jenaye Brelland 2I wrote:Emily Jacobo 1C wrote:Yeah pretty much if you do the sapling and chemistry community posts you could easily reach the 200 points needed to get a C- or 50% in this class which is passing. It worked the same way last quarter in 14A.
Does getting a C- allow us to take Chem 14C?
Yes, the prerequisite for Chem 14C is minimum a C- in Chem 14B.
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I believe it's 50% and the class is out of 400 so it would be 200 points.
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Nicole Critzer 2L wrote:I think getting a C- does let you take 14C because its passing right?
Yeah a C- is passing so you can take 14C!
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200 points in this class will get you a C-. That would be 50%. Also if you are in a certain major maybe check to see if a C is the lowest grade you can get
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The policy is pretty lenient, the syllabus says that a 50% or higher is required to pass with a C- or higher.
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To pass, you will have to earn 50% of the total points, which corresponds to 200/400.
Hope this helps
Hope this helps
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To pass the class you need 50% of the points possible, so you need 200 points as it is out of 400. That would put you at a C-.
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Re: Points needed to pass?
You need to get atleast 50% in the class to get a C- and pass the class. If not, then you will need to repeat the class. That is 200/400 points
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Has he said anything about the number of points needed for a B? I didn't see anything about it in the syllabus.
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I think it might be the same as 14A where 50% if the total point in this class will land you with a c-.
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To earn at least C-, you must earn at least 200 out of the 400 possible points.
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I believe you must earn 200/400 total points to end with a final passing grade of C-.
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Re: Points needed to pass?
A C-, or minimum passing grade, in this class would be receiving 200/400 points.
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Taylor Newville 1C wrote:Does he offer extra credit?
Unfortunately, he typically does not offer extra credit :( The only "extra credit" available will be on exams in the form of bonus questions, I believe.
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So if we did bad on the first midterm but received a better grade on the second do you think we should keep the class?
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With a C- you can pass the class and go on to 14C, but with a C- you get a no pass if you choose pass no pass grading.
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Yes, I agree with what was said so far. A 200/400 would give you a C- in the course. Just make sure that it fits your grading type and that it wouldn't hurt your status for your major!
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I believe you only need a 50% in the class (aka 200 total points) to pass with a C-.
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Re: Points needed to pass?
You would need at least 200 points to pass (out of a total of 400 points) since a 50% or higher is a passing grade for this course. Otherwise, standard grading metrics apply.
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50%, which is considered a C- in this class. So you need 200 points or more out of the 400 available, which comes from 50 sapling, 50 chemistry community, 80 for each midterm, and 140 for the final.
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Essentially 200 points or 50% is needed to pass the class with a C-. So if you do all the sapling and chemistry community points, you only need 100 points of midterm and final to pass, which is very helpful and generous.
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I think you need a 50% in the class to pass with a C-, or at least that's what I've heard.
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