The grade Incomplete (I) may be assigned when a student’s work is of passing quality but is incomplete. "I" grades will be excluded in the computation of the student’s grade-point average at the end of the quarter.

Requesting an Incomplete (Petitioning Process)

An "I" grade may be placed on a student’s record only if the completed Petition for an Incomplete Grade, signed by the instructor, is on file in the Office of the Registrar by the last day of the quarter. The petition for Incomplete grade may be obtained from the Registrar's website. The student’s BARC account is billed for the processing fee. In the absence of the petition or of a specific grade other than "I", the Office of the Registrar will record a grade of F, NP, or U.

Deadline to Complete Course

The deadline to complete an "I" grade is the end of the term following the term in which the Incomplete grade was reported, whether or not the student is registered and whether or not the course is offered in that term. The student is entitled to have the grade of Incomplete replaced by a passing grade as determined by the instructor of the course and to receive unit credit and appropriate grade points upon satisfactory completion of the coursework by this deadline. Unless the work is completed and a grade is reported to the Office of the Registrar by the deadline, the "I" will be changed automatically to F, NP, or U as appropriate. If the instructor is unavailable, the chair of the department in which the course was offered is authorized to supervise completion of the work and to make the appropriate grade change.

Deadline Extension: The instructor and chair also have the authority to extend the deadline for completion in the event of unusual circumstances that would clearly impose an unfair hardship on the student if the original deadline were maintained. 

Incomplete at the time of graduation: An "I" grade on the student’s record in a course necessary for the fulfillment of degree requirements will disqualify the student for graduation. An "I" grade on the student’s record at the time of graduation in a course not necessary for the fulfillment of degree requirements may be removed only up to the end of the fifth week of the term following the date of graduation. If not removed, it will remain an "I" on the record permanently. For the purpose of determining academic eligibility, any "I" grades remaining on the record at the time of graduation will be counted as F grades in the computation of the required university grade-point average if the student has elected the letter-grade option.