Faculty By-Laws. Cornell University Johnson Graduate School of Management. November, 1993. p. 28-9.
S/U Grading
Core courses may not be taken on an S/U basis, except when students who exempt a core course elect to take it anyway.
Students may elect the S/U option for a maximum of two (2) optionally graded courses, excluding courses taught only under this option. They indicate their choice of this option on the appropriate University Course Change Form and submit it to the school's Registrar's Office prior to the last day of the first week of the course. After completion of the course, the instructor submits a regular letter grade to the School's Registrar's Office, which will convert and record it according to the lowing outline: C- or above = S; D+ or below = U.
Grades of S and U do not count in computing the student's grade-point average. However, if the instructor submits an F as the student's grade in the course, the School's Registrar's Office will consider that the student received an F in computing his or her grade-point average.
An instructor may choose not to offer his or her elective courses on an S/U basis.
Grades of Incomplete (Inc)
The School adheres to the following legislation of the University Faculty with regard to incompletes.
The grade of incomplete is appropriate only when two basic conditions are met:
- the student has a substantial equity at a passing level in the course with respect to work completed, and
- the student has been prevented by circumstances beyond the student's control, such as illness or family emergency, from completing all of the course requirements on time.
- A grade of incomplete may not be given merely because a student fails to complete all course requirements on time. It is not an option that may be elected at the student's own discretion.
While it is the student's responsibility to initiate a request for a grade of incomplete, reasons for requesting one must be acceptable to the instructor, who establishes specific make-up requirements. The instructor has the option of setting a shorter time limit than that allowed by the student's college for completing the course work. Several colleges require that a statement signed by the instructor be on file indicating the reason for the grade of incomplete and the restriction, if any.
It is the responsibility of the student to see that all grades of incomplete are made up within the deadline and the grade as been properly recorded with the student's college registrar.
see p. 13 Cornell University Courses of Study 1995- 96.
Grade Point Averages
Grade-point averages are computed utilizing letter grades for all graduate level courses taken while registered as a student at the School. For purposes of calculating grade-point average, the limit of eighteen (18) credit hours per semester does not apply. (See also Graduation Requirements.)
Faculty By-Laws. Cornell University Johnson Graduate School of Management. November, 1993. p. 30.
Retaking A Course: Effect on Grade-Point Average
A student may re-enroll in a course for which a grade of F is recorded and with satisfactory completion of the course, obtain academic credit. However, the course and all reported grades therein shall remain a matter of record and be included in the computation of a cumulative grade-point average. (See also Graduation requirements.)
Faculty By-Laws. Cornell University Johnson Graduate School of Management. November, 1993. p. 30.
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