Incomplete Grades
The letter "I" on a transcript or grade mailer indicates incomplete work, which may be completed without repetition of the regular work of the course. An incomplete will not be used when a definite grade can be assigned for the course. It will not be given for the work of a student in any course except to indicate that some part of the work, for good reason, has not been completed, while the rest of the work has been satisfactorily completed. The student must have completed three-fourths of the course requirements. The "I" grade is used only when in the opinion of the instructor there is expectation that the work will be completed.
The instructor lists the remaining requirements on the Incomplete Grade Report Form and a copy is provided to the student and Department Chairperson. When the requirements are met and evaluated, the instructor submits the grade to the University Registrar's Office in order to remove the "I."
Unless an earlier deadline is stipulated by the instructor of the course, the incompletes in undergraduate courses must be completed by the last day of classes and grades submitted to the University Registrar Office by the deadline of grade submission of the subsequent Spring semester for Fall incompletes or the subsequent Fall semester for Spring and Summer incompletes; otherwise a grade of "F" will be recorded. The student does not need to re-enroll in the course in order to complete it, nor will the incomplete course be considered part of her or his enrolled hours.
The above procedure applies to graduate Nursing and Psychology incomplete grades, except for PY 695 and PY 699, which do NOT automatically turn to F. The above procedure also applies to graduate Business Administration incomplete grades with the exception that all course work must be turned in by the end of the regularly scheduled classes within one year of the date the incomplete was given or the grade will be recorded as an "F". Other graduate courses do not have a deadline except all Washburn students must have all Washburn incompletes made up before they can graduate.
Students transferring to Washburn with incompletes on their transcripts will have the courses designated with an "NC" instead of an "I". Transfer students may have the designation changed by an officially revised transcript from the originating institution or by repeating those courses in accordance with the Washburn University repeat policy.
