**Grading Policy** Your grade in this course reflects two things: module mastery and participation. Module quizzes must be passed at 90% or better for the module to count as complete. There is no averaging — a 91% and an 89% are not both "passing." The 89% requires a retake. This is not punitive; it is the standard. Participation is tracked through your engagement with platform activities: completing readings and writing self-explanation responses, finishing flashcard sessions, scoring 80% or better on video quizzes, and completing matching and diagram activities. Participation activities are graded on completion, not perfection. Do the work, engage honestly with the material, and you will receive full participation credit. Your final course grade is calculated as follows: - Module Quiz Mastery: 60% (all required modules completed at 90%+) - Participation Activities: 25% (readings, flashcards, games, diagrams) - Skills Competency: 15% (hands-on skill evaluations performed in class) To receive a passing grade and be recommended for NREMT examination, you must complete all required modules at 90%+ mastery, complete at least 85% of participation activities, pass all required skills competency evaluations, meet attendance requirements, and complete required ride time and clinical hours. **Attendance Requirements** This course includes required in-person class sessions for skills practice, scenario-based learning, and psychomotor skill evaluations. You may miss no more than two in-person sessions without a documented excuse. A documented excuse means a note from a physician for illness, documentation of a family emergency, or advance notice to your instructor for a known conflict. Missing more than two sessions without documentation may result in administrative withdrawal from the course. Skills labs — sessions specifically focused on hands-on practice — have a separate attendance requirement. You must attend at least 90% of scheduled skills labs. These cannot be made up easily because they require instructors, mannequins, equipment, and evaluators. If you must miss a skills lab, contact your instructor immediately to discuss options. **Ride Time and Clinical Hours** Every EMT student must complete a minimum number of hours riding with an active EMS service (ride time) and working in a clinical setting such as an emergency department (clinical hours). The specific required hours are set by your state EMS office and your program's approved curriculum. Your instructor will provide a ride time/clinical hours form and instructions for how to document your hours. All hours must be verified by a signature from the EMS crew or clinical supervisor. These forms must be submitted to your instructor before your final skills evaluation date. **Academic Honesty** EMT training demands integrity. Cheating on a quiz, submitting another student's work as your own, or falsifying ride time documentation are all violations of academic honesty policy. Violations may result in a failing grade for the activity, a failing grade for the course, or referral to your program's academic review board. These standards exist because dishonesty in EMT training translates directly to incompetent patient care in the field. The platform logs all activity, including quiz start and submission times, answers selected, and sessions. Academic integrity reviews can examine these logs.