Incompletes
Students who cannot fulfill all the work for a course due to a medical or family emergency may be assigned an Incomplete only if arrangements are made with the instructor. An incomplete must be made up within one calendar year immediately following the end of the term in which it was assigned. The university policy on incompletes from the latest catalog states the following:
The symbol "I" (Incomplete Authorized) indicates that a portion of required course work has not been completed and
evaluated in the prescribed time period due to unforeseen, but fully justified, reasons and that there is still a
possibility of earning credit. The student cannot reenroll in the course. It is the responsibility of the student to
bring pertinent information to the attention of the instructor (regarding the unforeseen reason(s) for requesting an
Incomplete) and to determine from the instructor the remaining course requirements that must be satisfied to remove the
Incomplete. A final grade is assigned when the work agreed upon has been completed and evaluated. Clearing an incomplete
grade does not permit retaking previously completed portions of the course, nor does it permit assignment of additional
graded work (e.g., extra credit) that was not available to other students in the class.
An "I" must normally be made up within one calendar year immediately following the end of the term during which it was assigned.
This limitation prevails whether or not the student maintains continuous enrollment. Failure to complete the assigned work will result in an "I" being converted to an "IC" symbol, or an "NC" for non-traditionally graded courses, unless the faculty member assigns a specific letter grade at the time the Incomplete is assigned, which would replace the "I" in the student's record after the calendar year deadline.
An "I" must normally be made up within one calendar year immediately following the end of the term during which it was assigned.
This limitation prevails whether or not the student maintains continuous enrollment. Failure to complete the assigned work will result in an "I" being converted to an "IC" symbol, or an "NC" for non-traditionally graded courses, unless the faculty member assigns a specific letter grade at the time the Incomplete is assigned, which would replace the "I" in the student's record after the calendar year deadline.
To obtain an incomplete:
- It is the responsibility of the student to bring pertinent information to the instructor regarding why they cannot fulfill all the work during the current semester and to reach agreement on the means by which the remaining course requirements will be satisfied. If the instructor agrees, the instructor will enter an "I" grade for that course for that semester.
- It is a student's responsibility to follow up with the instructor in terms of removing an Incomplete. The instructor will assign a final grade when the work agreed upon has been completed and evaluated. The instructor will then submit a "Change of Grade" form to the University for processing.


