Exams include material from both lectures and reading assignments.  Primary emphasis is on lectures and the reading material pertaining directly to those lectures, but some questions come from material not mentioned in lectures, to test your diligence in the reading assignments.   

There will be three one-hour sectional exams and a comprehensive final exam.  The sectional exams will only involve material that was covered since the previous sectional exam. Sectional exams will consist of multiple choice questions. Sectional Exams will be worth 100 points each.  The final exam will consist of 100 multiple choice questions which will cover the breadth of the entire class (comprehensive).  50 of these questions will come from me and 50 will come from a standardized final given to all sections of Bio 120, regardless of instructor. 

Three homework assignments will be handed out. Only two are required. Each assignment is worth 50 points. If you complete all three of these, the third assignment will be considered as extra credit, worth up to 25 points. This is the only opportunity for extra credit. Homework assignments must be typed. Details on expected format of the homework will be provided when the assignments are handed out. Handwritten assignments will not be accepted. 

Homework can be turned in early, but will not be accepted late.

3 Sectional Examinations @ 100 pts = 300 pts. 

Final Examination = 133 pts. (= 25% of lecture portion of grade) 

Homework (2 @ 50 pts. each) = 100 pts 

Laboratory = 178 pts. (= 25% of total grade) 

TOTAL POINTS = 711 pts. 

A = 90 - 100%; B = 80 - 89%; C = 70 - 79%; D = 60 - 69%; F = < 60%