PROGRAM POLICES

Grading Policies and Rubrics

The Percentage of Points Earned/Grade Assignments for iMet Coursework will be as follows. Please note that graduate credit cannot be earned for a grade less than "C".

Assessment of each iMET class will consist of points earned in a variety of learning environments. These environments and their point values are as follows:

1. Face to Face - Face to Face sessions are held during the program orientation and then on Friday night/Saturday Day combinations during the rest of the program. iMET cohorts meet 2 to 3 times per semester. Face to Face sessions are critical to the iMET experience and, in the event of an absence, may not be made up.

Point Value - Face to Face Sessions are worth 16 points. See the Face to Face Rubric for details on Face to Face performance expectations.

2. Tapped In - Tapped In sessions are live chat scenarios that require students to be online at a given date and time. Like, Face to Face sessions, Tapped In is real time, interactive community time and cannot be made up in the event of an absence. Tapped In. Tapped In sessions occur ~ 2 times per course, per month.

Point Value - Tapped in sessions are worth 12 points. See the Tapped In Rubric for details on Tapped In performance expectations.

3. Forum - Forum sessions involve students being given an assigned task and a deadline by which the assignment must be completed. Students are free to complete the assignment at a day and time of their choosing, provided it is completed by the assigned deadline. Forums occur ~ 2 times per month, per class. Partial credit can be earned for Forum assignments turned in up to 3 days past the date due.

Point Value - Forum sessions are worth 12 points. See the Forum Rubric for details on Forum performance expectations.

4. Flex - Flex sessions are sessions where students are assigned independent work or given time to complete projects required for their classes. Flex sessions may or may not involve meeting with a group. At the discretion of the instructor, points may or may not be given for Flex sessions.

Point Value - Flex sessions can range in point value from 0 - 12 points. Individual criteria for Flex sessions will be determined by the instructor at the time the task is assigned.

5. Final Projects - Student performance and learning in each class is assessed through the completion of a final project. Criteria for final projects are different for each class taken. The criteria will be provided when the final project is assigned.

6. Each student can miss one learning session per course and still receive an A for the course. One learning session is either a Friday or Saturday Face to Face meeting, one Tapped In session or one Forum session.