IN (Incomplete). May be assigned at the discretion of an instructor who believes that an extension of time
is warranted for a student whose work is incomplete at the end of the semester.
NG (No Grade). The NG grade is assigned by the Office of the Registrar. It is used when either the faculty
member has left the grade blank or the student is credited with a blank grade because of a computer
error. If a student who receives an NG grade fails to clear up the problem within the following semester,
the NG grade will convert to an F, and the student's cumulative grade-point average will be recalculated
accordingly.
P/NC (Pass/No Credit). Graduate programs may offer courses on a Pass/No Credit basis. A nonnumeric
grade of Pass or No Credit is assigned to any student who has registered for his or her course on this
basis.
S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory). Used for 700-level courses of research carrying credit or in regular
courses taken not-for-credit.
W (Withdrawal). Used when a student has withdrawn with permission of the proper authority.
IN Grade Change Policy (effective date May 1, 2018)
If a student needs to drop a course(s) for valid reasons (e.g., medical conditions or employment changes)
after a substantial amount of the semester has gone by, another option to consider would be to arrange
with the instructor to receive a grade of Incomplete (IN). The student has one calendar year (12 months)
in which to make up the work and have the professor submit a Change of Grade in REGIS noting the new
grade. If this arrangement is worked out, the student should not register for the course again, even if the
student needs to sit in on the course the next semester it is offered.
The original registration will be sufficient and only a Change of Grade request need be submitted when the
work is completed. Once a permanent grade is assigned, it is considered final.
Any student incurring grades of Incomplete (IN) will be held to the limit of one year (12 months) for
completion of the course. Requests for waiver of this one-year limit must be made by the student,
recommended by the course instructor and graduate director, and approved by the Office of the Dean.
This waiver should be sought prior to the one-year expiration date. It will not be routinely granted. At this
time students must submit any pertinent documentation that supports their request.
Students who have more than one Incomplete will be allowed one semester to reduce the number to one
(or none), after which they will not be allowed to register for additional courses until these are completed
or "abandoned." ("Abandoned" refers to a situation in which students have agreed that the course may no
longer be completed and the program has agreed to allow them to continue with Permanent Incompletes
on their records.) Responsibility for the monitoring of this process resides with the graduate programs
Academic Policies and Procedures 
