Incomplete

The notation I may be assigned, at the discretion of the faculty teaching the course, when your work for a course is of passing quality but for which some specific required work has not been completed. You must make arrangements with the instructor before the end of the course in order to receive an Incomplete. If it becomes apparent that you will not be able to finish the final coursework before the last day of the quarter, let the instructor know as soon as possible. Because an I grade carries no credit, you should talk with your college adviser about the possible consequences on your academic progress. Students already in academic difficulty could jeopardize their progress by taking an Incomplete. To remove the Incomplete, you must submit the remaining coursework by the deadline and file a Petition for Removal of Incomplete by the deadline printed in the Academic and Administrative Calendar (generally the end of the following quarter; the instructor may require an earlier date). Once you have completed the coursework and the instructor has submitted the paperwork, the grade change will appear permanently on your academic record.

If the coursework and Petition for Removal of Incomplete are not completed by the specified deadline, or the instructor fails to submit a final grade, that course is treated as an F (Fail) or NP (No Pass), which will appear on your official transcript.

Grade changes (except for I as above) are allowed only to correct clerical or calculation errors by the instructor and must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar by the instructor in charge of the course within one year of the close of the quarter for which the original grade was submitted. Your instructor may require you to fill out a Petition for Removal of Incomplete. This form must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar by the instructor/department, not the student. However, your instructor can change an Incomplete grade to the final grade in the system without using this form.

Academic Senate Regulation 9.1.6 contains the general policy on Incomplete notations. The Graduate Student Handbook also contains information regarding receiving and removing an Incomplete grade notation.