Course-related Extra Credit

• Attend one of the talks in the Philosophy Colloquium Series.  [50 pts]
• Dealer's Choice:  Convince me that something you want to do is worth extra credit.  However, the project must be related to the subject matter and/or purpose of the course.  [Potentially unlimited points]

Fifty extra credit points are worth roughly 1/20 of a letter grade — one thousand extra credit points would probably raise your grade from a C+ to a B+.  The credit values aren't huge, but my intention is not to pay you to participate in something you wouldn't really like doing;  I'm simply acknowledging in a concrete way that you're thinking and learning outside the confines of the course.

You cannot accumulate more than 750 extra credit points (i.e., 3/4 of a letter grade).

Getting extra credit for an outside activity requires that you provide, within a week or so of the activity, some objective evidence that you did indeed participate in it.  Generally, this means a signed note from the organizer of the activity or the speaker stating that you were in attendance.  Sometimes this is impossible, e.g., if you request extra credit for renting and watching a movie relevant to the course.  In those cases, I ask that you write a 325-word essay describing what you saw and discussing its relevance to the subject of the course.

Not all activities bring extra credit, even if they seem relevant to you.  Check with me ahead of your participation.  (Or go ahead and participate, but don't assume it will necessarily bring you extra credit.)