2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

PSU, financial aid awards may be in jeopardy (see Admission,Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid section).IncompletesA grade of IC (incomplete) may be entered on a student’s transcriptat the discretion of the course instructor when a studenthas not been able to complete the requirements of the course.The instructor, in consultation with the student, determinesthe conditions for the granting and completing of the incomplete.IC is not a permanent grade; the incomplete must becompleted by the date specified by the instructor, or the endof two years, or the student’s graduation, whichever comesfirst. If the incomplete is not completed by the expiration ofthis period, a grade of F will be recorded unless the instructorstipulates a different grade. Forms required for a student tobe granted an incomplete are submitted by instructors withtheir final grades. Please note that students with an outstandingincomplete in a course may not register for that course.Pass/No Pass CoursesSome courses at Plymouth are designated in their coursedescriptions as being Pass/No Pass. Credits earned by passingthese courses are added to the total credits earned (graded andtransfer courses as well as credit-by-exam). Pass/No Pass creditsare also included in credits attempted. Credits earned in P/NP courses do not affect the grade point average. Matriculatedstudents are not permitted to take any more than one-sixthof their total degree program credits on a Pass/No Pass basis.Only courses identified as P/NP in the course description maybe graded Pass/No Pass.Temporary GradesAn NG on a grade report stands for no grade submitted. Itmeans that the Registrar’s Office did not receive a grade fromthe instructor by the time grade reports were created. The studentis welcome to contact the instructor in this case. When thegrade is received by the Registrar’s Office, student transcriptsare updated. An E stands for extended evaluation; it denotesa course whose completion stretches across more than onesemester. NGs and Es must be completed by the end of twoyears, or the student’s graduation, whichever comes first. IfNGs and Es are not replaced with permanent grades by thattime, a grade of AW will be recorded on students’ transcripts.Repeating CoursesStudents are allowed to retake any course in which they earneda grade of C– or below. Credits and grade points for the firstgrade will be deleted from the cumulative record, while thegrade itself will remain on the transcript and the repeat notedwith an “E” (Exclude) next to the grade. The course informationwill be listed in the usual manner the second time itappears on the transcript. The most recent grade counts evenif lower than an earlier grade.If the course grade is F, AF or NP, students may also repeatthe course at another college or university and transfer thecredit into PSU. The transfer course must be equivalent to thecourse failed at PSU. Upon receipt of the transfer credit, thePlymouth grade of F or AF will be removed from the gradepoint calculation. The procedure that needs to be followed isdetailed in the previous section entitled Transferring Coursesto Plymouth.Academic BankruptcyAn undergraduate student who is seeking readmission to theUniversity may choose to have all Plymouth State Universitycourse work that is at least seven academic years old be exemptfrom the calculation of the grade point average. In choosingthis option, such a student would receive credit for courses inwhich a grade of C or better was earned; the grades for suchcourses, however, would not be included in the computationof the grade point average. The grades for these courses will beremoved, changed to XC and marked “I” (Include). All gradesless than C will remain on the transcript and will be marked“E” (Exclude). The declaration of academic bankruptcy must bemade to the Undergraduate Studies Office at the time of re‐enrollmentand can be claimed no more than once in a student’scareer at the University.Early EvaluationTo provide early evaluation for first-semester, first-year students(those who have attempted fewer than 12 credits), at theend of the first six weeks of classes, instructors of full-semestercourses submit grades on these students’ performance. Thesestudents are urged to discuss these grades with their advisorsand instructors. After consultation with the advisor andinstructor(s), these first year students may drop full-semestercourse(s) within two weeks after notice of the early evaluation.Grade ReportsFinal grades may be accessed via myPlymouth. To requesta printed copy of a grade report, students must contact theRegistrar’s Office in writing. Grades are never given out overthe telephone because of privacy regulations and may only bemailed to or picked up by the student.TranscriptsThe Plymouth State University transcript is the student’spermanent academic record. Ordinary transcript notationslist courses taken and grades earned, as well as semester andcumulative grade point averages. Transcript notations areexplained in the previous Grading System section.Transcripts are provided without charge, though some restrictionsapply. A statement of the transcript policy is posted at theRegistrar’s Office and on the Registrar’s Web site. A transcriptorder form is available at the Office of the Registrar or may bedownloaded from the Web. Transcript orders must be in writing,Policies & ProceduresPlymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008 55