Dear CSCI-316 Students,

This is the first of two emails I am sending you
tonight. 

As stated in my email of 12/1, Exam 2 will be
given on Monday, Dec. 15, the date given on page 4
of the 1st-day-announcements document.

Some students might prefer an F to a D or D+ if
they do not qualify for a course grade of C or
better. This is because of the College's F-grade
replacement policy--see the "Grade-Replacement
Policy Effective Fall 2014" section of
https://qc-undergraduate.catalog.cuny.edu/academic-policies-and-procedures
for a statement of the F-grade replacement policy.
As a result of this College policy, students who
have received an F in a course and then retaken
that course will often have higher GPAs than if
they had received a D or D+ the first time they
took the course.

For that reason, you will be asked on the cover
page of Exam 2 whether you wish to be considered
for a D or D+ if your scores are not high enough
to qualify for a course grade of C or better.
(Recall from the Grading Policy section on p. 2 of
the 1st-day-announcements document that no course
grades of C- will be given.)

The attached file 
      Old-316-Exam-2-Cover-Page.pdf 
shows how this question might be worded. Be sure
to choose an answer to this question when you see
it on the cover page of Exam 2.

Regarding the "Yes" choice, note that students who
ask to be considered for a D+ or D will still
receive F if their scores are too low to qualify
for a D.

Please do give this matter some thought, as D/D+
and F grades (like other letter grades) are final
once they have been submitted to CUNYfirst: That
is why I am informing you of the question now.

My next email will assign some reading and
exercises that you should be sure to do before the
final exam.

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T. Yung Kong, D.Phil.
Professor
Computer Science Department
Queens College, CUNY
Flushing, NY 11367, U.S.A.