RESOLUTION OF INCOMPLETES

The Academic Guide for Undergraduates and Their Advisors states:

The grade of I cannot be assigned to any undergraduate in the semester in which he or she graduates. All I grades reported since Fall 1996 must be resolved prior to graduation.

There are three ways to resolve an Incomplete. You may:

• Complete the work, and receive a final grade.

• Not complete the work. In this case you will receive a final grade based on the work you completed by the end of the term when the Incomplete grade was assigned (the "default grade").

• Not complete the work, and petition the CAP to retroactively drop the subject from your record.
  

Petitioning to Drop an Incomplete

If you are considering a petition to Drop an Incomplete, note that the Committee rarely approves such petitions. You have an obligation to complete your work and receive a grade for each subject, regardless of whether the subject fulfills a requirement or is taken again in a subsequent term. All students are given adequate time to complete their Incompletes. The CAP will not drop an Incomplete because you neglected it over a long period of time.

If after reading this caution you decide to submit a petition, please:

• Review our petition process, which includes information about signatures and statements, petition deadlines, and petition review.

• Download a Late Drop of an Incomplete form, explain your request in a brief statement, obtain appropriate signatures and statements from Institute personnel, and submit the form to the CAP Office.

If a petition to drop an Incomplete is denied and a grade has not been awarded, you must ask the instructor to submit a grade for the subject. If the instructor is unavailable, contact the undergraduate academic administrator for the subject in question. The Incomplete will be resolved when the Registrar's Office receives a grade for the subject.