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Internships may extend beyond the period of time for which the internship is registered. Students may receive an IP grade and be allowed to complete the internship in a later term (not to exceed four terms). For example, students who begin an internship in Term 1 will have until the end of Term 4 to complete the internship. *Students should contact their advisor to determine whether or not they qualify to register for an internship.
Incomplete Grades
A grade of Incomplete (I) may be awarded when the student has been prevented from completing a course as a result of illness, family tragedy, or other extenuating circumstances, at the instructor’s discretion. Completion of the course must be arranged between the instructor and the student. An Incomplete is not figured into the student’s grade average at the time it is given. On the Incomplete Grade Contract, the instructor will include a default letter grade to accompany the Incomplete grade. This default grade reflects what the student would earn as a final grade if no more work is submitted. The student will have until the end of the following term (an earlier date may be specified by the instructor) to complete the course. The instructor has ten calendar days after receiving the student’s work to submit the grade. If the work has not been completed or a grade has not been submitted by this time, the default grade will replace the Incomplete. Students who receive an incomplete grade are not eligible for Dean’s Honors or Dean’s List for the semester/term in which the Incomplete is received. A grade of In Progress (IP) may be awarded for a limited number of predetermined courses which, by their nature, take more than one term to complete. Completion of the course must be arranged between the instructor and the student. An IP is not figured into the student’s grade average at the time it is given. The instructor will post a default letter grade to accompany the IP (IPA, IPB, IPC, IPD or IPF). The student will have up to two full terms (an earlier date may be specified by the instructor) to complete the course. If the work has not been completed or a grade has not been submitted by this time, the default letter grade will replace the IP. A student who receives this grade at the end of a semester may become eligible for Dean’s List honors when the coursework has been completed and the final grade is posted.
Repeating Courses
Students may repeat only those courses taken at Franklin Pierce University from which they withdrew or have earned a grade of D, D- or F. Courses with an earned grade of D, D- or F may be repeated twice; withdrawn courses may be repeated without limit*. However, since course repeats may impact financial aid eligibility, students are highly encouraged to contact Student Financial Services (SFS) prior to repeating a course. Students who do not meet required grade point minimums for prerequisite courses in certain majors or minors may request special permission from the Dean or designee to repeat the course. Such courses may be repeated only once. Once a course has been repeated at Franklin Pierce University, the grade received on the repeat becomes the final grade and replaces the other grades for that course in the cumulative GPA. All final grades will appear on the student’s transcript. The repeated course will be noted with an asterisk (*) and the new grade will be followed by an (R). A student may elect to take an equivalent course, with permission, at another college and receive credit for that course, but the course grade will not alter the student’s cumulative grade point average and the original grade will remain as part of their GPA. *All withdrawn courses count as attempted credits.
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