School of Professional Studies - William Jessup University

Incomplete (I)
Traditional
Students are expected to complete all course requirements
during the time assigned for that course. In the rare
circumstance when it is impossible to complete the course
requirements on time, the student may petition to receive an
incomplete (“I” grade).
Prior to the week of finals, the student must contact the
instructor to request their agreement/endorsement of their
petition and to establish a due date for incomplete work
which may not exceed 10 weeks from the end of the course.
Faculty may endorse the petition if, in their estimation,
exceptional circumstances exist which warrant extended
time to complete course requirements. In order to petition
the University to receive an “I” grade for the course, the
student and instructor must have the “Petition to Receive an
Incomplete” form filled out and submitted to the Registrar’s
Office by the last day of instruction for the course. For
prompt submission, this form may be faxed to (916) 577-
2240.
It is the student’s responsibility to maintain a copy of the
petition so he/she is aware of the conditions. A processing
fee will be added to the student’s billing. If the student fails
to complete the work within the time limit, the grade for the
course will become and F and the student must repeat the
course at their own expense.
Grade Changes
Correcting a Grade
2010-2011
SPS
School of Professional Studies students are expected to
complete all course requirements during the time assigned
for that course. The course final must be submitted by the
first meeting night of the following course. The instructor
will have 2 weeks to grade the final and submit the course
grade.
Failure to turn in a final, or a failing grade on the course
final, is an automatic “F” for the course. Any student work,
other than the final, not submitted by the date the final is
due will be considered a zero and the course grade will be
calculated accordingly.
In the rare circumstance when it is impossible to complete
the course requirements on time, the student may petition
to receive an incomplete (“I” grade). The student must
contact the instructor to request their
agreement/endorsement of their petition and to establish a
due date for incomplete work which may not exceed 5 weeks
from the end of the course. Faculty may endorse the
petition if, in their estimation, exceptional circumstances
exist which warrant extended time to complete course
requirements.
In order to petition the University to receive an “I” grade for
the course, the student and instructor must have the
“Petition to Receive an Incomplete” form filled out and
submitted to the SPS Office by the night the final is due.
The petition will be reviewed for approval by the SPS staff
and Academic Office. For prompt submission, this form
may be faxed to (916) 577-2330, attention SPS.
Once the petition has been either granted or denied, the
Academic Office will contact the student and instructor so
both are aware of the outcome. A processing fee will be
added to the student’s billing. If the student fails to
complete the work within the time limit, the grade for the
course will become an F and the student must repeat the
course at their own expense.
An instructor may correct a clerical error on a grade by filing a Change of Grade form with the Registrar’s Office. Requests for a
grade change form should be made by the instructor directly to the Registrar’s Office. The form must be received by the
Registrar’s Office within six months from the last day of the semester.
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