2013 – 2014 - Barton College

95 Academic RegulationsFailing grades having no quality points are issued as follows:• F• F• FFailing grade from failure to perform at a passing level on course work.Failing grade due to excessive absences.Failing grade due to failure to drop or withdraw from a course.Special grades having no quality points are issued as follows:• P• PL• IPassing grade in a Pass/Fail class.Passing grade awarded by CLEP, AP, IB or Credit by Examination.Incomplete grade. See below.• W Official withdrawal. Refer to “Withdrawal from Courses” and to “Withdrawal FromWP the College.”WFIncomplete GradesA student may request a grade of incomplete when circumstances warrant such a grade.• To be considered for an incomplete grade, a student must have completed at least two-thirdsof the requirements of the course and have attended at least two-thirds of the classes.Exceptions must be cleared with the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.• Normally the date for completion of a grade of incomplete is the middle of the succeedingsemester. In negotiating the incomplete grade, the faculty and student must determine anappropriate date for completion of the course, and complete a Request for Incomplete Form.• All incomplete grades must be removed no later than one year following the assigning ofthe grade of I. Any incomplete not removed by that date is assigned a grade by the instructor,as indicated on the Request for Incomplete Form.• The student must submit the Request for Incomplete Form before the last day of classes.Grade ChangesThe instructor of a course may change the grade for a student when circumstances warrant sucha change. The reason for the grade change must be clearly indicated on the grade change form.• Grade changes must be made prior to the end of the succeeding term or semester.• Grades can be routinely changed due to miscalculation of the original grade.• A grade cannot be changed simply because the student turns in additional work after thecourse ends.• An incomplete grade may be changed according to the incomplete grade policy; this newgrade is final and cannot be changed.