How to Handle Courses with Mandatory Attendance
Attendance penalties are already reflected in your running gradebook total. Enter that total — do not double-count missed class penalties.
Key rule: If attendance deductions are already in your running grade, do not subtract them again.
Calculation Steps for Courses with Mandatory Attendance
- Get your overall running grade from your course management system.
- Confirm the final exam weight from your syllabus grading breakdown.
- Set your target based on degree requirements, financial aid minimums, or major prerequisites.
- Run the calculator and interpret: under 100% is achievable, over 100% means lower your target.
Frequently Asked Questions
Attendance penalties are already reflected in your running gradebook total. Enter that total — do not double-count missed class penalties.
The exact final exam weight from your syllabus — this drives the entire calculation.
Lower your target and recalculate. Ask your professor about extra credit or incomplete grade options.
Always enter the single running overall grade shown in your gradebook.
No — the formula is the same. If attendance deductions are already in your running grade, do not subtract them again..
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