Math Department Policy on "Incomplete" Grades

In addition to the policy of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences on assigning "incomplete" (I) grades, the math department has additional rules that must be followed. The departmental policy, which overlaps the CLAS policy, is below. Note that if the "contract form" mentioned below is not completed by the student and the instructor before grades are due, the instructor is not allowed to assign a grade of I.

The Mathematics Department adheres to the policy of the University with regard to the assignment of a grade of incomplete (I). Moreover, the Department has developed some procedures to help implement this policy. Accordingly, a grade of I may be given as an interim grade if and only if each of the following five conditions is satisfied.

  1. The student has completed a major portion of the course with a passing grade, but is unable to complete all of the course requirements because of extenuating circumstances.
  2. The instructor agrees to assign a grade of I. (In the case of those courses which have coordinators, the coordinator must agree.)
  3. The student and the instructor (or coordinator, if applicable) agree on the work needed to complete the course requirements and when the work will be completed.
  4. The instructor (or coordinator, if applicable) fills out a "Department of Mathematics Contract Form for I Grade"; both the instructor and the student sign this form.
  5. The Associate Chair consents and signs the Contract Form.
Last update made by D. Groisser Wed Aug 9 12:46:19 EDT 2000