credit, the grade of P is equivalent to the minimum grade of C or above as required elsewhere in existing academic policies and regulations.

A student may challenge up to six (6) semester credit hours in the Liberal Studies Requirements, the major, minor, or area of specialization on a pass-fail basis if these courses are approved for challenge. Furthermore, a student may earn up to one fourth the minimum number of semester credit hours for completion of a baccalaureate degree or an associate degree through any combination of credit by examination/certification and credit for life experience. This does not apply to cooperative education courses.

Audit - The grading option of audit must be selected no later than the end of late registration and must be indicated on either the student’s registration or add/drop form. Audited courses do not count toward the total number of hours nor in computing a grade point average.

Incomplete - A grade of I is to be assigned only for an unforeseen and extraordinary circumstance or situation which would have prohibited a student from completing a minor part of a course requirement, such as the final exam, one major exam, completion of a term paper or class project, or part of the requirements of a laboratory, and the student

has made a request to the instructor prior to the end of the term. A grade of I may not be assigned as a substitute for a D or an F.

An Incomplete earned in any given term (summer session/semester) must be removed by the end of the eighth week of classes during the next regular academic semester; otherwise, the I will be changed to the grade the student would have received by calculating the uncompleted minor requirement as a zero.

To initiate consideration for an I grade, the student must file a Request for Incomplete Grade Form with his or her instructor prior to the end of the course. An instructor may complete the Request for Incomplete Grade Form on the student’s behalf if the student is prevented from filing the request due to medical emergency or other similarly unusual circumstances.

When a grade of I is assigned, the instructor shall complete the Request for Incomplete Grade Form received from the student. On that form, the instructor shall provide a detailed description of the work to be completed by the student. The instructor will also provide the grade that the student will receive should the work not be completed by the deadline above. The instructor shall provide a copy of the completed form to the student and to the chair/dean. The chair/dean will retain a copy of this document in the unit file. The completed Request for Incomplete Grade Form will accompany the Grade Change Form upon completion of the minor requirement that necessitated the I grade.