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Grading Scale

Overview
Cultural Emphasis Track
International Relations Track
Spanish for Home-Background Speakers
Course Format
Grading
Attendance Policy
Stanford Honor Code
Office of Accessible Education

 

Grading in all courses in the Cultural Emphasis and International Relations tracks will take into account the factors listed below.

  • Class participation: 17%
    • Homework/Class Preparation 7%
    • Attendance 10%
  • Interpersonal component: 20%
    • Final interview with instructor/SOPI 10%
    • Work with native conversation partners, key pals, newsgroups, listserves 10%
  • Interpretive Component: 20%
    • Reading and listening assignments: analyses, summaries etc. 10%
    • Self-directed interpretive portfolio assignments (reading and listening)10%
  • Presentational Component: 20%
    • Oral presentations (2) 10%
    • Compositions 10%
  • Evaluation/Research: 23%
    • Self-Evaluation, Progress Card 3%
    • Midterm/Project 10%
    • Final Exam/Term Paper 10%

The following grading scale is used throughout the Spanish Language Program and in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese:

A+ 98-100%

B+ 88-90.9%

C+ 78-80.9%

D+ 68-70.9%

A 94-97.9%

B 84-87.9%

C 74-77.9%

D 64-67.9%

A- 91-93.9%

B- 81-83.9%

C- 71-73.9%

D- 61-63.9%

Please see your instructor for his or her policy on late or missing assignments.