What is your grade scale?

I use a Scholar’s default grade scale (no rounding). Specific grading guidelines will be provided for each assignment.

Grade Scale	Description
A  93–100 A- 90–92.99	Excellent, outstanding work that exceeds requirements for the assignment. demonstrates originality and mastery of the objectives or material. addresses audience, purpose, and voice with expertise through the savvy use of rhetorical strategies. contains no errors in grammar, spelling, or mechanics.
B+ 87–89.99 B  83–86.99 B- 80–82.99	Good to very good work that meets all requirements for the assignment. demonstrates above-average insight and a thorough understanding of the objectives or material. addresses audience, purpose, and voice well with the appropriate use of specific rhetorical strategies. contains only minor errors in grammar, spelling, or mechanics.
C+ 77–79.99 C  73–76.99 C- 70–72.99	Satisfactory or fair work that meets most of the requirements for the assignment. demonstrates a basic understanding of the objectives or material, but relies on generic or predictable techniques. addresses most aspects of audience, purpose, and voice with rhetorically-appropriate strategies. contains several minor errors in grammar, spelling, or mechanics.
D+ 67–69.99 D  63–66.99 D- 60–62.99	Fair to poor work that meets some, but not all, of the requirements for the assignment. demonstrates a partial understanding of the objectives or material. addresses some aspects of audience, purpose, and voice, and/or inconsistently uses rhetorical strategies. contains one or two major errors in grammar, spelling, or mechanics.
F 59.99 & below	Unacceptable work that is flawed by one or more of the following characteristics: does not meet the requirements of the assignment. demonstrates little understanding of the objectives or material. fails to address audience, purpose, and/or voice and/or uses rhetorical strategies incompletely or incorrectly. contains several major errors in grammar, spelling, or mechanics.