Deferred Grades
If a student is prevented from completing a course within the prescribed amount of time, it is possible to have the grade for that course deferred and be completed at a later date (policy 48-40).
- Approval needs to be granted prior to the beginning of the final exam period of the semester in which the course is taken.
- Approval for a deferred grade must be given by the instructor of the course. If the instructor cannot be reached, authorization may be given by the student's college dean.
- A "DF" symbol will be entered on the student's transcript in place of a grade.
- Courses with a deferred grade will not be included in the grade-point average calculations.
Deadline for Course Completion
| Receives "DF" in: | Grade Due: |
| Spring, with summer registration | last day of the second six-week summer session |
| Spring with no summer registration | six weeks into the fall semester |
| Summer | six weeks into the fall semester |
| Fall | six weeks into the spring semester |
| World Campus courses | due sixty days after the original course completion date |
- Graduate and law students follow the same schedule as above with the exception of having nine-weeks to complete the course.
- Extension beyond six weeks may be granted for extenuating circumstances only, with the concurrence of your course instructor. To obtain an extension of a deferred grade, contact your college dean or the director of the Division of Undergraduate Studies.