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During the semester you have an opportunity to earn up to 6% worth of extra credit points to be added to your course grade at the end of the semester. You may earn any number of extra credit points up to the maximum of 6 points. To earn the whole 6% you must start early and sustain your extra credit work throughout the semester. There is also an option for one additional bonus point if you complete one of the two "Bonus" projects in addition to the maximum number of projects determined by the date you start your extra credit work.

Extra Credit projects require that you engage in some independent learning in areas of biology that interest you, write a brief report or review and then read the work of your classmates and interact with them via the Web Crossing computer conferencing system to share and discuss what you and your classmates have learned.

Extra credit projects are due at three specific times during the semester - before each of the hour exams and at the end of the semester. You may earn two extra credit points at each of these due dates.

For most extra credit projects, one extra credit point can be earned by writing one project review and completing two interactions (dialog entries) by reading and replying to two classmate's extra credit projects. While you must write at least one dialog entry to a classmate for each extra credit point, you may count another student's dialog entry to your project as your second dialog entry. If no one writes to you, you must then write a second dialog entry to another student. Do not write to yourself. ;-)

Human nature is such that people will tend to wait until the last minute to post their extra credit projects. If most people did that, there would be no time for people to read and respond to their classmate's projects. Because of this natural tendency to procrastinate, each extra credit due date has two important deadlines.

• The "mini deadline" is first of these two deadlines. By that time you must have posted your main extra credit project reviews so that your classmates can read them.

• The "Printed Portfolio" is due in lecture a couple of days after each mini-deadline. You have a couple of days following the mini deadline to complete the required interactions with your classmates (dialog entries) and print your portfolio.

Extra Credit projects are COMPLETELY OPTIONAL.

See the following links to learn more about Extra Credit.

• Extra Credit FAQ
• Extra Credit Project List
• Contact the virtual TAs via Web Crossing to indicate your interest in a project.

ALL Extra Credit Projects Require a Printed Portfolio

• Extra Credit Portfolios & Evaluation
• Portfolio and Project Posting Due Dates
• Portfolio Format and Directions
• Extra Credit Project Evaluation Criteria
• Final Evaluation Questions
• Link to Web Crossing Extra Credit Folder
• Bio 100/101 Policy on Academic Integrity