Neftaly Extra credit opportunities may or may not be included in the syllabus. The points awarded for extra credit would not be included in the amount of points available in the course. Research credit would be included in the syllabus. Students would need to complete the research credit as part of the course. These points would be a part of the overall total points available in the course. The rest of this section will refer to ‘credit’ as the two opportunities are similar.