<p>Do most professors in college only give a mid term and a final and that is your grade?
I am just wondering, one of my classes is like that. Well there is a small percentage for participation and then some for two essays. I have my mid term for this class Wednesday, I am so nervous. It's worth a lot. I know the content well but I am still anxious.</p>
<p>Hey, I would not say that most professors at University only give a mid term and final, but some do. </p>
<p>Don’t worry, RainbowBomb, if you know the material, then you would be alright. The students who do poorly in these types of classes are the ones who let things go until the last minute, because of how there is more studying than classwork. </p>
<p>Good luck to you, RainbowBomb!</p>
<p>Depends entirely on the class. I am a humanities major so I only have ONE class this semester that even gives exams. We have three tests (worth 1/4 of our grade) and then a final (worth another 1/4 of our grade). However, I have a friend who ONLY has a final and it’s worth 75% of her grade. There is like 5% for participation or something and 10% for small pop quiz-like things and 10% for a paper or something. </p>
<p>Good luck! If you know the material then just have confidence :).</p>
<p>I have about 2-3 exams and a final for most of my classes. Otherwise I have many smaller assignments/quizzes/labs, etc. It feels just like high school really haha. Just faster paced.</p>
<p>I have had classes with grades just like high school based on tons of assignments, papers, exams, and particpation-- including math classes with daily, checked homework. (yuck). I’ve also had classes with two exams and that was it. This year I have classes that are two or four papers and that’s it. I also have class that has two papers, an in class essay midterm, and no final. It just depends on how the professor wants to handle it. In my classes my grade in my discussion section is like 15% of my overall lecture grade, and the GSIs can pick anything they want to get me to earn that credit including making up their own assignments.</p>
<p>My classes: 1-3 tests during the semester, 1 final, no homework, no participation.</p>
<p>Language: 6 Tests. Homework. Participation. Final.
English 1: 4 papers. No final.
English 2: 1 Test, 1 Final. (wow i just realized that is a major ■■■)
History-ish class: 3 papers. No final. Small papers.
Astronomy: 4 tests. No final. Small projects.</p>
<p>It depends on the class.</p>
<p>Soc: 4 quizzes, a midterm, a paper and a final
Psych:4 regular tests, 2 journal reviews and a final
Anatomy&Physiology: 7 regular tests, 3 lab practicals and a final (no midterm)
History: Midterm and final
English: 9 short (2-3 page) papers, proficiency exam.</p>
<p>There’s also notes and participation/small projects and things in all my classes that count for my grade.</p>
<p>Math: homework, 1-2 exams
CS: (bi-)weekly labs, 1-2 exams
Economics: 3 exams
Philosophy: 5 papers, 4-6 pages each
Geology: homework, 3 exams</p>
<p>My favorite class ever: 100% participation. No exams, no papers, no graded homework. Guess which subject! (NBUI, replace each letter by its predecessor in the alphabet) Surprised?</p>
<p>Micro: 3 Tests, 1 Final
Micro Lab: 5 Lab Reports, 4 Quizzes, No Midterm/Final
Human Development: 2 Papers, 3 Tests, Midterm, Final
Communication: 2 Quizzes, Midterm, Speech, 2 Papers, Final
Fund. of Nsg: 2 Papers, 3 Quizzes, 2 Tests, Final
Health Assess: 1 Presentation, 3 Quizzes, 2 Tests, Final
Nursing Lab: Pass/Fail - no graded assignments, just checked off on skills.
Clinical: Pass/Fail - no graded things per se, but we need to demonstrate appropriate technique in patient care skills, writing assessments, notes & care plans.</p>
<p>Most of my science classes actually have three midterms and a final, with the lowest midterm grade dropped. As annoying as it is to have so many midterms, I’m actually kind of grateful that it works out this way because there would be way too much information to study and master if there were only one midterm. And being able to drop the lowest midterm grade is a huge relief. These classes also might have problem sets and recitation quizzes, but they don’t make up a huge part of the grade. </p>
<p>For my humanities classes, I usually have two papers (one shorter, one longer) and a midterm and final. There might be a couple of points allotted to participation and/or response papers. The exams in these classes are usually mere formalities. They’re straightforward and easy to do well on as long as you attend class. The papers are where the real assessment comes in.</p>
<p>I haven’t yet had a class where there’s a lot of “busy work,” but I do appreciate it when professors spread out their grades so that no one assignment is a make-or-break deal.</p>
<p>Pretty much depends on the class. I think it’s only happened to me once where I only had a midterm and a final.</p>
<p>Biochemistry 1: 3 exams, 1 final, and 2 small assignments
Genetics: 4 exams and 1 final
Human Physiology: 4 exams, no final, and a 2 small quizzes each week
Honors Philosophy: 5 small papers, 1 midterm, 1 final, and attendance and participation is counted as well.</p>
<p>I have one like that</p>
<p>Intro to Law: Midterm: 50%, Final 50%
Math: 2 midterms 20% each, final 50%, worksheets and homework 10%.
Accounting: 2 midterms and a final: 23% each, group projects and work 20ish, participation 10ish.</p>
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<p>How do you have 3 midterms? Isn’t a midterm supposed to be a test in (approximately) the middle of the term, hence the name?</p>
<p>I am currently a freshman at a UC school.</p>
<p>For Chem, Calc, and Econ it’s- 10% quiz, 10% attendance, 40% midterm and 40% final.</p>
<p>I have two classes that are like that this semester, but last year all my classes had tests every two weeks or so. I prefer ones with tests every few weeks, but you don’t always have a choice.</p>
<p>English - 4 papers, 5% each, poetry performance, 5%, final portfolio (revised editions of the 4 papers) - 50%, daily papers - 10%, class participation - 10%, etc.
Poli Sci - 3 tests (including final) - 80%, 2 papers - 20%
Calc - quizzes/worksheets (1 of each every week) - 18ish%, 3 tests - 55ish%, final - 27ish%
Intro to Sport and Entertainment Management - 2 tests - 40%, paper - 25%, final - 25%, quizzes - 5%, participation/attendance - 5%
University 101 - class participation - 35%, written assignments - 35%, midterm - 15%, final - 15%</p>
<p>I had a thermodynamics class like that… The midterm was worth 40% and the final was worth 60%.</p>
<p>I prefer classes with labs and/or projects (and since I’m in engineering, those are pretty frequent). I hate it however when labs that require about 60-70 hours of work (without exaggeration) are worth 19% of your grade and the final is worth 35% (I ended up studying a total of about 5 hours for the final since I didn’t have any time left).</p>
<p>it’s about 1 test/big paper every 3-4 weeks here</p>