{"id":265,"date":"2016-03-07T21:32:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T21:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/enrollmentbulletin\/?page_id=265"},"modified":"2016-05-05T20:20:48","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T20:20:48","slug":"incomplete-and-other-temporary-grades","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/enrollmentbulletin\/academic-regulations\/incomplete-and-other-temporary-grades\/","title":{"rendered":"Incomplete and Other Temporary Grades"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Undergraduate Schools<\/h4>\n<p>Temporary grades are placeholders that are assigned under defined circumstances with a specified deadline by which they will be replaced with a permanent grade. Temporary grades are not calculated in the GPA, but a student who receives a temporary grade is ineligible for the Dean\u2019s List. Undergraduate students cannot graduate with any temporary grades.<\/p>\n<p>The following temporary grades are available:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Incomplete (I): <\/strong>Assigned only under extenuating circumstances and only when a significant body of satisfactory work has been completed in a course.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Missing a Final Examination (M): <\/strong>Given to a student who misses a final examination, provided the student could pass the course if the final examination is successfully completed. The grade of F is given if the student could not pass the course even with the final examination.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Missing a Final Examination and Other Work (MI): <\/strong>Assigned to a student who misses the final examination and whose work is incomplete in other respects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Policies surrounding the assignment and resolution of temporary grades are defined by each undergraduate school. For more information, please see the <a href=\"http:\/\/registrar.vanderbilt.edu\/catalogs-4\/\" target=\"_blank\">Undergraduate Catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Graduate and Professional Schools<\/h4>\n<p>The following temporary grades are available in the Graduate and professional schools.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Divinity School: <\/strong>Incomplete (I). May be converted to permanent incomplete if not resolved by agreed-upon deadlines.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engineering Professional:<\/strong> Incomplete (I),\u00a0Missing a Final Examination (M), Missing a Final Examination and Other Work (MI).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graduate School:<\/strong> Incomplete (I). May be converted to an F at the end of one year at the instructor&#8217;s discretion, or may be converted to a permanent incomplete.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Law School:<\/strong> Incomplete (I). May be converted to permanent incomplete if not resolved by agreed-upon deadlines.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Owen Graduate School of Management:<\/strong> Incomplete (I).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peabody Professional:<\/strong> Incomplete (I), Missing a Final Examination (M), Missing a Final Examination and Other Work (MI).<\/li>\n<li><strong>School of Medicine:<\/strong> Incomplete (I), P-star (P*).<\/li>\n<li><strong>School of Nursing:<\/strong> Incomplete (I).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Policies surrounding the assignment and resolution of temporary grades are defined by each school. For more information, please see the appropriate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/catalogs\/\" target=\"_blank\">School Catalog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undergraduate Schools Temporary grades are placeholders that are assigned under defined circumstances with a specified deadline by which they will be replaced with a permanent grade. Temporary grades are not calculated in the GPA, but a student who receives a temporary grade is ineligible for the Dean\u2019s List. 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