As per Academic Regulation 10.3.4: In cases where a student will receive a failing grade if all outstanding work is not completed or the exam is not written, an IN grade will be submitted by the instructor. A grade of IN will not be included in the determination of a student鈥檚 GPA, and any course with an IN designation may not be counted for credit towards a degree program.
If the outstanding work is not submitted by the end of the subsequent term, the IN grade will lapse to an F (Failure) and will be included in the student鈥檚 GPA.
In cases where a student will pass the course even if the outstanding work is not completed or the exam is not written, the actual earned letter grade will be assigned. The letter grade shall be included in the student鈥檚 GPA and may be counted for credit towards a degree program. If the outstanding work is not submitted by the end of the subsequent term, the original letter grade shall stand.
So, for example, if this student has a D grade, and would receive a D grade even if they did not complete the outstanding work, then an instructor would input a D rather than an IN. If the student is already failing the course, then the instructor would submit an IN 鈥 if the student does not complete the outstanding work then the grade would change from IN to F at the end of the subsequent term.
Anything beyond the subsequent term would require the student to submit an Academic Petition to the Associate Dean (Studies) to allow an extension of the Incomplete.