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As you complete activities in this course, you will earn philosophy experience points:
| Activity | Experience Points | Total Points Available | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Annotations | 100 per module | 2,600 | |
| Weekly Quizzes | 100 per module | 2,600 | |
| Unit Exams | 1,000 per exam | 6,000 | |
| Total | 11,200 |
You have entered this class as a New Philosophy Student, but as you do these activities and earn philosophy experience points you will advance to higher levels. The level at which you end the semester will determine your final letter grade in the course:
| Experience Points | Level | Title | Letter Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 3,499 | 1 | New Philosophy Student | F1 | |
| 3,500 to 3,999 | 2 | Philosophy Student | D− | |
| 4,000 to 4,499 | 3 | Philosophy Initiate | D | |
| 4,500 to 4,999 | 4 | Novice Philosopher | D+ | |
| 5,000 to 5,499 | 5 | Apprentice Philosopher | C− | |
| 5,500 to 5,999 | 6 | Unemployed Philosopher | C | |
| 6,000 to 6,499 | 7 | Armchair Philosopher | C+ | |
| 6,500 to 6,999 | 8 | Stand-Up Philosopher | B− | |
| 7,000 to 7,499 | 9 | Assistant Philosophy Professor | B | |
| 7,500 to 7,999 | 10 | Associate Philosophy Professor | B+ | |
| 8,000 to 8,499 | 11 | Philosophy Professor | A− | |
| 8,500 to 8,999 | 12 | Philosopher Royale | A | |
| 9,000 or higher | 13 | Philosopher Supreme | A+ |
UB does not allow final course grades to be an A+ or a D−. Therefore, a final course grade of an A+ will be assigned an A and a final grade of a D− will be assigned a D.
This philosophy experience point structure means that you are free to choose some activities and skip others. You are also free to decide how much you want to engage in the course.
Some students will reach the level of Unemployed Philosopher and then vanish. Fair enough! Others will not relent until they are Philosopher Supreme. Great—go for it! In the end, I will support whatever choice you make.