Requirements for HIST1301 RCO (Replacement Credit Option)

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How It Works:

This option, which may be exercised only once, replaces a student's missing or lowest exam score. To exercise the Replacement Credit Option, follow these steps:

1. Print out Dr. Butler's Replacement Credit Option for HIST1301, which consists of 100 questions about the U.S. Constitution. (PDF, 14 pages) These qiestions are a mixture of multiple choice and true/false.

2. Referring to the text of the U.S. Constitution printed in the back matter section of your textbook (or any other reliable source), mark the answers to the 100 questions on both the 14-page question form and a Scantron form 882-E.

3. Submit the completed Scantron form to the Professor, who will score it and return it to you as soon as possible, along with a permission slip to take the 100-question Constitution Exam in the campus test center. Before taking the Constitution exam, you should compare the scored scantron to the marked 14-page question form so that you will know which questions you missed. You should use these questions and answers as study material prior to taking the exam. Please note that the Scantron score will not be recorded. Completing the Scantron is a prerequisite to taking the Constitution exam.

4. Take the Constitution Exam at a time convenient to you (but no later than the last Friday before Final Exam week) in the campus test center during its scheduled hours of operation. Don't forget that you will need the Professor's permission slip and a student ID in order to take the exam.

5. Whatever grade you make on the Constitution exam will replace either your lowest exam score for the semester or an exam you missed on account of absence. If the Constitution exam score is lower than your lowest exam score, it will not be recorded. The purpose of this option is to help you improve your grade, not make it worse.

Any questions? Contact the Professor