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 * __ INFORMATION FROM PROVOST’S WEBSITE: __**


 * __ INCOMPLETE (INC) __**

At the discretion of an instructor, the grade of "INC" (Incomplete) may be reported in place of a letter grade for any course in which the instructor deems that the work has not been completed and that the student can complete the work within an agreed upon time (which must be in accordance with University policy and the statute of limitations governing grade changes). A grade of "INC" may be entered for a student at the time grades are submitted for the course. The conditions and terms for the completion of the course are at the discretion of the instructor and are to be mutually agreed upon by the instructor and the student. The course instructor is required to complete an INCOMPLETE GRADE CONTRACT, which will be signed by the student, the instructor and the academic advisor. The program director should receive a copy of this contract prior to the submission of final grades. If the grade is not submitted within one full academic year, the "INC" will turn into an "F" on the student's record and be reflected in the student’s GPA. The grade of "F" will be considered a permanent grade.


 * __ GRADE NOT REPORTED (NGR) __**

An NGR is recorded when an instructor does not report a grade normally. Typically, this should only be used if the student is known not to have attended the course.

This is not a grade, but a temporary indicator that requires prompt resolution leading either to the removal of the course from the student’s record or the assignment of a grade.

If a final grade is not reported by the end of the following term, an administrative grade of F will be reported and recorded on the student’s transcript. If the "NGR" notation is left unresolved by the last day of classes of the next term immediately following the term that the original NGR was reported, it will become an F. This grade will be calculated as a failure in the student’s GPA and is considered a permanent grade.

**__ STUDENT PROGRESS __**

In order for a student to make a reasonable decision regarding course withdrawal, it is important to provide information regarding his or her performance before this date. It is critical that every instructor make certain students are apprised of their performance in courses by the end of the fifth week of classes. Courses should be structured accordingly; graded quizzes, exams, lab work, essays, etc. should be returned to students by the end of the fifth week and should provide a sufficient basis on which they can usefully gauge their standing in the course. 

**__ Final Examinations and Final Grade Submission: __**

Unless waived by the Department Head and with the exception of laboratory courses, a final examination given during exam week is required in all undergraduate courses. Take-home exams approved in advance by the Department Head may be used and are due at the officially scheduled examination hour. No final examination may be given in the 10th week of the quarter.

**__ Final Grade Submission: __**

Faculty members (full time & adjuncts) are responsible for reporting their grades each term via BANNERWEB (accessible from DrexelOne) in a timely manner according to class size:

· For classes with enrollment less than 50: grades will be due 48 hours after the final exam · For classes with enrollment of 50 or more: grades will be due 72 hours after the final exam

Once original grades have been reported for a course, grades may only be changed electronically through Drexel One.

All exceptions to this policy are at the discretion of the Provost.

**__ Disability Accommodations: __**

It is the University's policy to provide a learning environment that provides all students with the opportunity to realize their full potential. To this end, the goal of the [|Office of Disability Services] ("ODS") is to assist students with disabilities in becoming self-sufficient, independent, and successful members of the University's community and to provide students with disabilities with equal opportunity of access to University courses, programs, facilities, services, and activities. Students seeking reasonable accommodations for their disabilities must first register with ODS. The staff of ODS will work closely with students to review medical documentation, assess their individual needs, and link them with the services necessary to ensure them the opportunity to participate fully in college life. The ODS website includes a statement regarding Advance Notice for Accommodations which may be included in your syllabus. It is available at: []

**__ Academic Misconduct: __**

Academic misconduct includes other academically dishonest acts such as tampering with grades or taking part in obtaining or distributing any part of an administered or un-administered test. Examples include, but are not limited to:

· Stealing, buying, or otherwise obtaining all or part of an administered or un-administered test · Selling or giving away all or part of an administered or un-administered test including questions and/or answers · Bribing any other person to obtain an administered or un-administered test or any information about the test; · Entering a building or office for the purpose of changing a grade in a grade book, on a test, or on other work for which a grade is given · Changing, altering, or being an accessory to the changing and/or altering of a grade in a grade book, on a test, a "change of grade" form, or other official academic records of the University that relate to grades · Entering a building or office for the purpose of obtaining an administered or un-administered test · Continuing to work on an examination or project 52 Drexel University Official Student Handbook 2005-2006 after the specified allotted time has elapsed · Any buying or otherwise acquiring any theme report, term paper, essay, computer software, other written work, painting, drawing, sculpture, or other scholastic art work, and handing it in as your own to fulfill academic requirements · Any selling, giving, or otherwise supplying to another student for use in fulfilling academic requirements, any theme, report, term paper, essay, computer software, other written work, painting, drawing, sculpture, or other scholastic art work

**//__ Cheating __//**

Cheating is an act or an attempted act of deception by which a student seeks to misrepresent that he or she has mastered information on an academic exercise that he/she has not mastered. Examples include, but are not limited to:

· Copying from another student’s test paper · Allowing another student to copy from a test paper · Unauthorized use of course textbook or other materials, such as a notebook to complete a test or other assignment from the faculty member · Collaborating on a test, quiz, or other project with any other person(s) without authorization · Using or processing specifically prepared materials during a test such as notes, formula lists, notes written on the students clothing, etc. that are not authorized · Taking a test for someone else or permitting someone else to take a test for you

**//__ Fabrication __//**

Fabrication is the use of invented information or the falsification of research or other findings. Examples include, but are not limited to:

· Citation of information not taken from the source indicated. This may include the incorrect documentation of secondary source materials · Listing sources in a bibliography not used in the academic exercise · Submission in a paper, thesis, lab report, or other academic exercise of falsified, invented, or fictitious data or evidence, or deliberate and knowing concealment or distortion of the true nature, origin, or function of such data or evidence · Submitting as your own written work, printing, sculpture, etc. prepared totally or in part by another

**//__ Plagiarism __//**

Plagiarism is the inclusion of someone else’s words, ideas, or data as one’s own work. When a student submits work for credit that includes the words, ideas, or data of others, the source of that information must be acknowledged through complete, accurate, and specific references, and, if verbatim statements are included, through quotation marks as well. By placing his/her name on work submitted for credit, the student certifies the originality of all work not otherwise identified by appropriate acknowledgments. Plagiarism covers unpublished as well as published sources. Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to:

· Quoting another person’s actual words, complete sentences or paragraphs, or an entire piece of written work without acknowledgment of the source · Using another person’s ideas, opinions, or theory, even if it is completely paraphrased in one’s own words without acknowledgment of the source · Borrowing facts, statistics, or other illustrative materials that are not clearly common knowledge without acknowledgment of the source · Copying another student’s essay test answers · Copying, or allowing another student to copy, a computer file that contains another student’s assignment, and submitting it, in part or in its entirety, as one’s own · Working together on an assignment, sharing the computer files and programs involved, and then submitting individual copies of the assignment as one’s own individual work · Students are urged to consult with individual faculty members, academic departments, or recognized handbooks in their field if in doubt regarding issues of plagiarism.

**__ Withdrawal of a Degree: __**

The University reserves the right to withdraw a degree even though it has been granted should there be discovery that the work upon which it was based or the academic records in support of it had been falsified. In such a case the degree will be withdrawn promptly upon discovery of the falsification.

**__ Religious Observances: __**

The University is committed to promoting an environment that supports cultural and spiritual diversity. Please review the [|Provost Office Religious Observance Statement.]