Ph.D. Program Guidebook - The University of Chicago Booth School ...

Ph.D. Program Guidebook 2007-2008
Incompletes are given at the discretion of the instructor. The manner of and time period for
completion of the work are agreed on by the instructor and the student, so long as the time
period does not exceed the one year limit placed by the Ph.D. Office. If the instructor is
unwilling to give an incomplete, the student should withdraw from the course. Students may
make up an incomplete only with the instructor who granted it. Please note that the grade of
“I,” in addition to the final grade, will remain on the student’s university transcript.
Sometimes students receive a blank grade instead of an official "I." The same policies apply
to a blank grade.
Incompletes and blank grades must be resolved within one year (i.e., if an incomplete or
blank grade was granted for a course taken in autumn quarter 2006, the incomplete or
blank grade must be changed to a grade by the end of autumn quarter 2007). If a
student fails to receive a grade for an incomplete or blank grade within the one year
limit, the student must retake the course in order for it to count toward degree
requirements. There are no exceptions to this rule.
GRADE APPEAL PROCEDURES
A student who believes that he or she has an error in the grading on any graded material in a
course (e.g., assignment, paper, project, examination) should follow the guidelines provided
by the professor for a grade appeal. If the professor does not provide specific guidelines, the
student should use the following process:
1. Discuss the potential grading error with the professor.
2. Submit a written request for a review of the graded material to the professor.
3. In both the discussion and the written appeal the student should state clearly and in
detail which part of the graded material has a potential grading error, why the student
believes there is an error, and what the correct grade would be. The professor will
review and re-grade all of the material and decide whether or not the grade should be
changed. If the professor decides that a grading error was made, it is the obligation
of the faculty to correct that error and increase or decrease the grade accordingly.
The final decision rests with the faculty member and only he or she can change the
grade.
If the faculty member does not respond in a timely manner, and the student wishes to pursue
the appeal further, he or she may submit a written request along with copies of
correspondence with the faculty member to the Ph.D. Program Office. The Associate
Director will review the process with the student. If the Associate Director concludes that a
student request did not get a complete review by the professor, he or she will contact the
professor to discuss the re-grade and ensure that the student’s request received a fair review.
Appeals are limited to a review of the re-grade process and do not include a review of the
professor’s evaluation of the re-grade.
Unless a professor informs their students otherwise, a grade change appeal must be initiated
no later than the quarter after the course is completed.
OBTAINING GRADES
At the end of each quarter, students may check their grades via CMore at
https://cmore.uchicago.edu/authenticate.phtml. Students use their University CNet ID and
password. This user-id and password is different from your GSB user-id and password. Due
to security concerns, no grades may be given out over the telephone or by e-mail.
Official Transcripts
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