Incomplete Grades - College of Engineering
Policy
The following statement was adopted by the
College of Engineering faculty on June 11, 1981.
It is the policy of the College of Engineering
that students are expected to complete all assignments at the time designated
by the instructor. At the discretion of
the instructor, assignments may be accepted beyond the due date but in no case
beyond the end of the final examination period for the term. The student’s grade will reflect the quality
and quantity of work completed within the prescribed time. “Incomplete” grades will not be given unless
there are circumstances beyond the student’s control which preclude his/her
finishing the course requirements on time, i.e. documented serious illness,
unavailability of essential services, or equipment malfunction. Once a grade is awarded, it will not be
raised by virtue of additional work completed by the student. Specifically, a student will not be allowed
to sit through a course a second time and his/her grade changed on the basis of
his/her second performance. When a
student repeats a course he/she must register for it again. It is recognized that special circumstances
may arise which require exceptions to these guidelines and the individual
faculty member has the authority and responsibility for making appropriate
modifications within the spirit of the College policy.
An incomplete grade may be
assigned at the discretion of the instructor as an interim grade for a course in which the student has completed a major portion of
the course with a passing grade, been unable to complete course
requirements before the end of the term because of extenuating circumstances,
and obtained agreement from the instructor and arranged for resolution of the
incomplete grade. Instructors are not
required to assign incomplete grades.
If make-up work requires
classroom or laboratory attendance in a subsequent term, the student should not
register for the course again; instead, the student must audit the course and
pay audit fees*.
If the make-up work does not
require classroom or laboratory attendance, the instructor and student should
decide on an appropriate plan and deadline for completing the course.
When the course is completed,
the instructor will submit a change of grade form to the registrar’s
office. These procedures cannot be used
to repeat a course for a different grade.
*
Courses taken by audit never appear on a transcript nor are the hours of the
course calculated into the term’s enrollment.