<p>At Wellesley, most of my classes have counted homework (problem sets) and/ or class participation as part of my grade. It’s not uncommon for a class to have two or even three midterms before the final, or a “short paper” and a “long paper.”</p>
<p>I transfered from a top-100 university to Wellesley. My classes at that school were similar to Wellesley’s in the sense that there were typically homework and/or class participation grades. I ended up taking a different class than the one that thad two midterms and a final, where the professor counted the best 2 exam scores. </p>
<p>So depending on the school it’s entirely possible for one’s grade to be considered on more than a midterm assessment and a final.</p>