1996-1997 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705

Academic Policies

L Grades Policy
The grade of L (Late grade, continuing course) is appropriate for cases in which student work is expected to extend beyond a given semester/session. The grade of L is not to be confused with a grade of I, which is only appropriate for individual students unable to complete their course work because of unexpected illness or personal emergency. L grades are appropriate for:

a. Internships, practicums, field experience courses, workshops, and independent studies that, by design, extend beyond the normal end of the grading period.
b. Others as approved by the department chairperson and the dean of the college in which the course is taught. If a specific course is always eligible for L grades, the dean may grant standing approval for L grades every time the course is offered.

Faculty wanting to use the L option for eligible courses must notify the registrar before grade sheets are printed (normally two weeks prior to the end of classes) so that the grades can be pre-entered on the grade sheet. L grades which are not precoded on the grade sheets may be given only with the permission of the department chairperson and the dean of the college in which the grade is awarded.

Instructors will convert L grades to other letter grades at the end of the course. Unless an exemption is obtained from the dean of the college in which the grade was given, L grades unresolved at the end of one year will be converted to an F.

To monitor L grades, the registrar shall submit to each faculty member routine semester reports of all outstanding L grades awarded by that faculty member. The purpose of these reports is to help inform faculty as they help students complete their coursework.

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This information is maintained by the Office of the Registrar, with approval from the University Senate. Last Modified on Mon Oct 7 11:34:22 1996