Responsible Body: Office of the Provost
Date of Last Review: June 25, 2021
The grading policy is an academic policy. The contract is a procedure designed to clarify faculty expectations and increase the likelihood of student success and added by agreement of all colleges in 2016. Professors may assign a grade of “I” (Incomplete) only when illness or some significant reason beyond the control of the student prevents the student from completing the course by the end of the semester. To clarify expectations, professors should complete the Student Contract for Completing an Incomplete Final Grade. A grade of “I” (Incomplete) must be resolved no later than the end of the next long term; otherwise, it becomes an “F” on the student’s record. The student is responsible for requesting and resolving an “I.” A student who is graduating should finish any incomplete courses prior to the semester in which he or she is graduating. Students must complete all courses graded as “I” in order to participate in commencement.
The grade “IP” (In-Progress) is reserved for graduate students in graduate courses. An “IP” must be resolved no later than the end of the next long term; otherwise it becomes an “I” on the student’s record. That “I” must be resolved no later than the end of the subsequent long term. Work cannot be submitted for a grade after one year from the end of the semester in which the student was enrolled in the course.