California State University, Northridge
College of Arts, Media, and Communication
Department of Communication Studies

Christie Logan, Ph.D.

What your grades mean:

A+:   Met all assignment requirements and covered all items on the guidelines in depth and then some. Analysis is specific and insightful; writing is clear, expressive & free of errors. Brought in research beyond the requirements of the assignment. Exceptional work.

A:    Met all assignment requirements and covered all items on the guidelines in depth; analysis is specific & insightful; writing is excellent - clear, expressive & free of errors. Excellent thinking and writing.

B:    Met all assignment requirements and covered all items on the guidelines; analysis is careful & thorough; covers the major aspects of the topic well. Writing is clear and free of errors.

B-:  Met all assignment requirements and covered all items on the guidelines; analysis is specific and fairly thorough; covers major aspects of the topic. Writing is clear and mostly free of errors.

C:   Met all assignment requirements and covered items on the guidelines to some extent though not thoroughly, or covered the majority (but not all) of the items well. Writing is for the most part clear but may not free of errors.

C-:   Met all assignment requirements and covered most but not all items on the guidelines, &/or writing is somewhat clear but not free of errors. Needs work on content and writing.

D:   Did not meet all assignment requirements and/or covered half or fewer of the items on the guidelines. Content insufficient and/or writing has many errors. Should come see me.

D-:   Did not meet assignment requirements and/or covered half or fewer of the items on the guidelines; writing &/or organization is sloppy or contains lots of errors. Should come see me.

F :   Writer doesn't seem to have even read assignment guidelines; sloppy thinking, writing and organization. A waste of your time and mine.

Dr. Christie Logan
Professor of Communication Studies
CSU, Northridge
last update: March 2, 2010