Specifications grading is a way of restoring rigor, motivating students, and saving faculty time as stated in the title of Linda Nilson\u27s book promoting this method. While there are many variations across disciplines, I will present how I am using specifications grading in my Organic Chemistry courses. I label course objectives as essential or non-essential, and students must master these with a quiz score of 80% or greater to obtain the points. Students are allowed multiple attempts to master course objectives
