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University Policy on Incomplete Grades

Although the student has the sole responsibility for making a formal written request to the instructor for an incomplete grade, the decision to assign an incomplete grade rests solely with the instructor based on university policy guidelines. As the university policy stipulates, incomplete grades will not be assigned except in unusual circumstances and only to students who have attended and completed most of the course (at least 75 %) and have at least a C grade but who, as a result of circumstances beyond their control (e.g., illness or family emergency), are unable to complete the remainder of the course. If the student has failed to complete the major portion of the course by the drop date, he/she is advised to withdraw from the course. If the instructor agrees to comply with the student’s request, he/she must establish specific “makeup” conditions, which must be recorded on the Incomplete Contract Form, which has to be approved by the department chair and college dean. Any grade of “incomplete” must be completed by the following semester in accordance with University policy. Note that only the portion of the course that was missed by the student is eligible to be completed. That is, incomplete grades are not given in order for a student to retake or re-do portions of the course that had already been completed in order to improve his/her grade.

University Policy on Student Rights and Responsibilities for Academic Integrity

• Students have the right of free and honest inquiry and expression in their courses, to know the requirements of their courses and to know the manner in which they will be evaluated and graded

Students have the obligation to complete the requirements of their courses in the time and manner prescribed and to submit their work for evaluation.

Students have the right to be evaluated fairly, equitably and in a timely manner appropriate to the course and its objectives.

Students shall not submit as their own work any work which has been prepared by others. Outside assistance in the preparation of this work, such as librarian assistance, tutorial assistance, typing assistance or such special assistance as may be specified or approved by the appropriate faculty member, is allowed.

Students shall make all reasonable efforts to prevent the occurrence of academic dishonesty. They shall, by their own example, encourage academic integrity and shall themselves refrain from acts of cheating and plagiarism or other acts of academic dishonesty.

When instances of academic dishonesty are suspected, students shall have the right and responsibility to bring this to the attention of the faculty or other appropriate authority.

Students are expected to conform to a strict standard of academic honesty. Cheating on examinations, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration with others on assignments, submitting without authorization duplicate assignments for credit in more than one course and improper acknowledgement of sources of material are intolerable offenses which carry serious penalties.

• All directly quoted materials must be identified as such by quotation marks and the sources of this material must be acknowledged.

When borrowed ideas or information is not directly quoted by a student, the student should have so assimilated this material that it is indeed being expressed in his/her own words. However, as in the case of direct quotations, the sources of such borrowed ideas or information must be acknowledged.

The sources of ideas or information lying well within the realm of common knowledge (i.e., material that would be known by anyone familiar with the subject under discussion) need not be acknowledged.

Student Grade Appeal Procedures

Students who have documentation that an error was made in the determination of a course grade or desire to appeal a grade due to alleged arbitrary and capricious grading must first discuss the concern with the faculty member involved. If there are unresolved issues, the student may initiate the grade appeal process. The student must direct the appeal in writing, with documentation, through the appropriate channels: Instructor, Department Chair, School Dean, and Provost. If a course assignment grade is in dispute, the student must initiate the appeal no later than ten (10) working days after receiving the grade. If a final grade is in dispute, the student must submit an appeal no later than thirty (30) days from the end of the semester during which the grade was received. Procedures are detailed below.

1. The student must initially consult with the instructor for a satisfactory resolution of the appeal. If the instructor is no longer with the University or if the student is unable to resolve the issue with the instructor, the student must present the complaint in writing to the Department Chair.

2. The Department Chair will convene a Departmental Appeals Committee for resolution. If the student is not satisfied with the decision of the Departmental Appeals Committee, the Chair renders a decision.

3. If the complaint cannot be resolved at the Departmental level, the student must present the complaint in writing to the College Dean within fifteen (15) days after receiving notification of the Department’s decision.