If a student experiences difficulties at the very end of the semester, generally the instructor may make arrangements with you to allow you to complete the work later. If additional time is required past the end of the semester, a grade of incomplete, or I, may be arranged. This requires the completion of a form signed by the student, the instructor and the department chair that specifies what work is left undone, what the circumstances are that prevent the work from being completed on time, and a schedule for the completion of the work. The grade of I appears on the transcript, and while the I stands as the grade of record, the course plays no role in the GPA computation and cannot be used to fulfill a graduation requirement. If the work is not done within a calendar year, the I grade reverts to a grade of E. The student does not need to re-register for the course or to pay any additional fees in order to complete the work.

Students should note that the grade of incomplete and medical/compassionate withdrawals are not intended to cover bad planning by a student. The emphasis is on circumstances that are beyond a student’s control. A student controls how many credits they take and how many hours per week of outside activity, including employment, enter their lives. Generally speaking, transportation difficulties and scheduling conflicts with outside activities that a student could decline without threat of imprisonment are not grounds for incompletes or compassionate withdrawals.

Incomplete Policy procedure and forms.