Incomplete "I" Grades

For 799 and 899, ncompletes should be assigned until the student has completed the research paper.  Incomplete grades are exceptional marks given to students who are doing satisfactory work but, for circumstances beyond their control, are unable to complete a small portion of the course work.  The instructor may offer the student an Incomplete Contract stipulating work to be done by a certain date, usually the end of the next semester.  If this option is offered for any course other than 799 or 899 there MUST be an Incomplete Contract that specifies the work to be completed and the timetable by which the work must be completed.  Every student, graduate or undergraduate, must receive an Incomplete Contract if an "I" grade is warranted.

For graduate students, the Incomplete Contract signed by the student and instructor must be filed in the Graduate Director's Office in the unit.  "I" grades in courses at the 600-level or above will not be automatically converted to a letter grade.

For undergraduates, the Incomplete Contract is available on UMEG (University of Maryland Electronic Grading).  The form can be accessed at https://www.sis.umd.edu/incomplete.pdf.  Signed contracts must be approved by the dean of the college offering the course within six weeks of the grade submission deadline.  A copy of the contract should be kept on file in the unit's undergraduate director's office.  Failure to submit a contract or to fulfill its terms will lead to conversion of the grade to the grade stipulated on the Incomplete Contract. UMEG provides a feature to monitor the terms of the Incomplete Contract for undergraduates.  This feature allows instructors to access the policy, download an Incomplete Contract, stipulate the deadline for the completion of missing work, extend that deadline if necessary, and  specify the default grade to be assigned should students fail to make up the missing work.   The instructors are afforded access to live access to "I" grades they have assigned and both students and instructors are e-mailed about the original arrangement and are warned as deadlines approach.