Students may request a grade of incomplete when they have an emergency or extenuating circumstance that prevents them from completing one or two assignments or a final exam within the normal time frame.
The Carlson School of Management requires completion of a formal agreement between the faculty member and student before an incomplete can be granted. In order to complete the agreement, the faculty member and student must discuss and agree on the terms of the contract prior to the end of the term.
According to University policy, the “I” grade indicates that the instructor:
1) Believes that legitimate reasons due to extraordinary circumstances exist to justify extending the deadline for course completion. Examples of extraordinary circumstances include extended illnesses, serious accidents or other emergencies, or for part-time students, work-related travel that was unavoidable. The instructor has the right to require documentation such as a letter from his/her physician or employer to support the claim of extraordinary circumstances.
2) Has a reasonable expectation that the student can successfully complete unfinished course work within a specified time frame.
3) Acknowledges that the “I” is not given to help a student improve his/her grade in the course. Students are not permitted to sit through a later section of a Carlson School course as a means of completing an incomplete.
To request an incomplete grade, students should print off the attached contract form, fill out the form with their instructor, attach a copy of the course syllabus to the contract, and turn it in to their program office within 30 days of receiving the incomplete grade.
Instructors will submit a grade to replace the incomplete within four weeks of the date the work is completed.
If a student re-registers for the class in which they previously received an incomplete, the first grade will turn to an F.
Incomplete grades change to an F on the transcript 365 days after the end of the semester in which the incomplete was given.
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