Student Services

Incomplete Grade Policy

Assignment of the Incomplete Grade

 

The grade of Incomplete (‘I’) is assigned at the discretion of an instructor, provided that two criteria are met:

1. There are extenuating circumstances, explained to the instructor before the assignment of the grade, which clearly justify an extension of time beyond the requirements established for other students in the class. It is the your responsibility to notify the instructor of the circumstances which prevent completion of the course.

2.You have been passing the course and only a small segment of the course remains to be completed, such as a term paper, for which the extenuating circumstances justify a special exception.

In order to receive credit for a course marked I, you must complete the work by the date specified by the instructor, and in no event later than the end of the next regular semester (fall or spring).

“In the absence of notification or adequate justification the instructor has the authority to assign you a final grade that assumes a failing grade for the missing work.

Changing the Incomplete Grade

 

The amount of additional time you are allowed to make up incomplete work should serve to accommodate you while being fair to the other students in the course.  It should be proportional to the duration of the student’s illness or absence and may be no more than a few days or weeks.   In the absence of a specific deadline set by the instructor, the School deadline for making up Incomplete grades from the previous semester is the last day of class for the next full semester (Fall or Spring).

If you fail to submit the work required for removing the Incomplete by the established date, the instructor shall submit a final grade that assumes a failing performance in the missing work.  In the absence of the assignment of a grade by the instructor, the University Registrar will convert the Incomplete to F when the deadline for making up Incomplete grades from a previous semester has passed.”

If you wish to petition to extend an I grade beyond the stated University deadline of the next regular semester, you must obtain approval from the faculty member who assigned the IN grade and the Associate Dean before the School deadline. Your request must be in writing and convey: (a) extenuating circumstances justifying the extension, and (b) the expected date of completion of the work. If approved, the request should be initialed by the faculty member and delivered by you to the Associate Dean for approval.   Failure to complete course requirements by an extended date will result in a grade of F.