GRADE INFORMATION

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REMOVAL OF INCOMPLETE POLICY

Incomplete for Courses Earning Letter Grades:

The grade "I" or "incomplete" for undergraduate courses in which letter grades are earned is given only by the course instructor when, because of documented illness or other valid reason, a student's progress in a course is delayed so that not all requirements for the course are fulfilled by the official closing date of the term. In no case may an "I" be substituted for a failing grade. Procedures for assigning and removing incomplete grades are outlined below.

Assignment of Incomplete and Default Grades: Instructors who assign a grade of "I" are required to submit the "Assignment of Incomplete/Alternate Grade Form" to the Office of the Registrar. This form specifies a default grade for the incomplete work at the time that the grade of "I" is recorded. A grade of "F" shall be the default grade if the instructor fails to provide a default grade. The instructor also completes step 1 of the "Assignment of Incomplete/Alternate Grade Form" and provides a copy to the program chair.
Submission of a Completion Plan: The instructor and student complete step 2 of the "Assignment of Incomplete/Alternate Grade Form" and develop a completion plan. Copies should be submitted to the program chair by the mid-term date published in the Class Schedule of the next term the student is in residence but no later than mid-term one calendar year from the end of the term in which the grade of "I" was received.
Decision on Completion of the Required Course Work: Students receiving a grade of "I" should execute the completion plan by the last class day published in the class schedule of the next grading period in which the student is in residence but no later than the Last Class Day one calendar year from the end of the term in which the grade of "I" was received. The instructor completes step 3 of the "Assignment of Incomplete/Alternate Grade Form" and provides a copy to the program chair. If the work is successfully completed, the instructor also submits a "Grade Correction Form" to the Office of the Registrar no later than four days prior to the official close of the term. Students who fail to implement the completion plan by the stated deadline will be issued the instructor supplied default grade or a grade of "F" if no default grade was issued.

Students may not be certified for graduation so long as an "I" remains on their academic record. Students also should be aware that changing an "I" to another grade may affect their grade point average and thus the awarding of their degree and/or graduation honors.

Students who withdraw for military service will be awarded incomplete grades in accordance with Internal Governing Policy 95, "Student Withdrawals for Military Service".

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