policies & procedures
- Getting Started at CLASS
- When does a student need to see an advisor?
- Transfer Evaluation and Process
- Academic Notice, Probation and Suspension, CLASS Undeclared Agreement and Contracts
- General Petitions
- Registering for Classes
- Withdrawals
- Prerequisites
- Grade Changes
- Graduation Process and What to do
- Minimum GPA for CLASS
- Senior Honors Thesis and Undergraduate Research Information
Grade Changes
Grade changes are initiated through the academic departments and then sent to the Academic Affairs Center. In addition, the grade changes are usually initiated when there has been a grading error by the instructor or a grade of "I" has been given to the student.
The grade of "I" (incomplete) is a conditional and temporary grade given when students are passing a course but, for reasons beyond their control, have not completed a relatively small part of all requirements. Students are responsible for informing the instructor immediately of the reasons, for instance, for not submitting an assignment on time or not taking an examination. The grade of "I" must be changed by fulfilling the course requirements within one year of the date awarded, or the grade will be changed automatically to an F (or to a U in S/U graded courses). The grade of "I" may not be changed to a grade of W, but may only be changed to another letter grade.
Students should understand that the only way to have an "I" (incomplete) changed to a passing grade is to fulfill the specific course requirements by the appropriate date. Students should not re-register for courses in which they previously received an "I" grade. Students must contact the instructor of the course in which the student received an "I" grade to make arrangements to complete the course requirements. If the instructor requires the student to participate in all or part of the same class in another semester, the student should not re-register for the course. After the course work is completed, the instructor will submit a Course Adjustment Form to change the "I" grade to the grade earned. The student should understand that both grades, the original "I" and the earned grade, will appear on the transcript.
The Course Adjustment Form will need three signatures: the Instructor, the Department Chair and a representative from the Dean's office in the Academic Affairs Center. The form is handled internally and under no circumstances will a student be allowed to handle these forms.
