Completion of a Grade of Incomplete Agreement

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The only incomplete grade awarded in the College of Arts and Sciences is an 鈥淚.鈥 The 鈥淚F鈥 grade can no longer be听 awarded. If an instructor lists an 鈥淚F鈥 grade on the final grade roster, the Registrar will automatically convert the grade听 to an 鈥淚鈥 because the 鈥淚F鈥済rade is no longer recognized as a valid grade for Arts and Sciences courses.听

To be eligible for an incomplete grade, college policy requires that:听

鈥 the student request the incomplete,听

鈥 the student has satisfactorily completed a significant portion of the course, and听

鈥 the student has extenuating circumstances beyond her/his control that prevent the student from completing听 the course within the normal time frame.听

If a student鈥檚 situation does not conform to all of these criteria, the student is not eligible to receive an incomplete.听 Faculty need to request documentation of the extenuating circumstances before agreeing to the assignment of an听 incomplete grade and complete and sign with the student an Incomplete Agreement Form. Having a formal written听

agreement documenting the work to be completed and the date by which the work is due is often critical to resolving听 disputes and allows the department Chair or Associate Chair to resolve incomplete grades if the original instructor is not听 available to do so. A suitable departmental form may be substituted. This form is used to document:听

鈥 the reason/grounds for the incomplete grade,听

鈥 the portion of the course completed and the remaining work to be completed,听

鈥 the student鈥檚 grade on the work that has already been completed,听

鈥 and, a description of the work that the student will need to submit and the deadline by which it must be听 submitted in order to complete the course.听

Students who have not attended or who have not satisfactorily completed a significant portion of the course should not听 be given an incomplete grade. The maximum amount of time a student can be allowed to complete an incomplete is one听 year from the term in which the course was taken. The instructor can set a shorter deadline for the completion of the听 work but it is the instructor鈥檚 responsibility to ensure that the plan for completing the course can be accomplished听 within the one year maximum. If the agreement has not been met by the end of the one year maximum, the 鈥淚鈥 grade听 will automatically turn into an 鈥淔.鈥 If you have questions about the appropriateness of an incomplete grade, you can听 discuss the situation with your Instructor, Chair or Associate Chair.听

Incomplete (I) grades should only be awarded when both you and the Instructor believe that the course work can and听 will be completed within one year.

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