Grading Regulations

For continued enrollment at the University, an undergraduate student must maintain a cumulative retention/ graduation grade point average as indicated below:

0 through 30 semester hours attempted - 1.7
Greater than 30 semester hours attempted - 2.0

A student not maintaining a satisfactory cumulative retention/graduation grade point average will be placed on academic probation for one semester. To be removed from probation, the student, during the next semester of enrollment, must raise his or her cumulative retention/graduation grade point average to the minimum standard required to continue. However, a student enrolled on probation may be continued on probation provided he or she makes a 2.0 grade point average on that semester’s work. Students should check with their college office or the Office of Academic Records for specific requirements for enrollment while on academic probation. A student enrolled on probation who fails to raise his or her cumulative retention/graduation grade point average to minimum requirements or to make a grade point average of 2.0 or better on work taken while enrolled on probation will be suspended for poor scholarship.

A student suspended from the University for poor scholarship is not eligible to apply for readmission until after one full semester has elapsed following the date of suspension. To be readmitted, a suspended student must submit an application for admission and a letter of appeal to the Office of Admissions by November 1 for the Spring Semester; April 1 for Summer and Fall. 

Complete Withdrawal from the University. A student who withdraws from all classes during the first six weeks of a regular semester (first three weeks of a summer session) will receive the grade of W for all courses. For complete withdrawals that occur after the sixth week of class (first three weeks of summer session), a final grade of W or F will be assigned by the instructor of each course.

Dropping Courses After Classes Begin. For students who drop one or more courses after classes begin, but who remain enrolled in at least one course, the following grading regulations for dropped courses apply:

• In the first two weeks of the semester (first week of summer session), no grade is recorded;
• From the third week through the sixth week of a semester (second and third week of a summer session), a grade of W will be assigned to each dropped course;
• From the seventh week through the tenth week (fourth and fifth week of summer session) the instructor of each course dropped will assign a grade of W or F.
• Beginning with the eleventh week of the semester (sixth week of the summer session) through the last day of classes, courses may be dropped only by direct petition to the Dean of the student’s college. The student who drops a course with permission of the Dean will receive a final grade of W or F at the discretion of the instructor of the course dropped.

I is a neutral mark and means incomplete. It is not an alternative to a grade of F, and no student may be failing a course at the time an I grade is awarded. To receive an I grade, the student should have satisfactorily completed a substantial portion of the required course work for the semester. The instructor will indicate to the student and to the Office of Academic Records what must be done to complete the course and set a time limit appropriate to the circumstances. However, the time limit allowed may not exceed one calendar year. (See also Graduate College "I" below.)

(State Regents for Higher Education, 5-29-92)

If by the end of the year no change in grade has been submitted, the grade of I will become permanent on the student's record. After a grade of I has become permanent, a student may re-enroll in the course. Credit for courses in which a student has received an I at the University of Oklahoma cannot be transferred from another institution. The foregoing time limitations concerning removal of an incomplete do not apply to graduate research and graduate problem courses.

 (Faculty Senate, 4-14-77; President, 6-17-77)

 Graduate College "I." With the approval of the instructor and Graduate College Dean, a graduate student may be granted up to a one-year extension for making up incomplete work. No petitions for extensions beyond one year will be considered. After the incomplete work is made up, the instructor shall promptly report the new grade to the Office of Academic Records so that it can be posted to the student's transcript. In any case, the new grade must be posted to the student's transcript within one year of the deadline for making up the incomplete work (including any extension, if granted). If the new grade has not been posted within this one-year time period, the student shall have one additional year in which to file an appeal with the Graduate Dean requesting that the proper grade be posted. If no such appeal is received by the Graduate Dean within this second year time period, the grade of "I" shall become permanent.

(Graduate Council, 9-11-91)

Students may not repeat a course in which they earned a grade of A or B, unless the course is one in which there is a change of subject matter (e.g., SLEP, Independent Study).

A student may repeat up to four courses, not to exceed 18 hours, in which the original grade was D or F and have only the second grade count in the calculation of the student’s retention/graduation grade point average. Students who repeat courses beyond the first 4 courses of D or F may do so with both the original grades and repeat grades included in the calculation of the retention/graduation grade point average.

GRADE POINT AVERAGE. The cumulative retention/ graduation grade point average is based on all work attempted, both transfer and OU, minus those courses repeated in accordance with the policy on repeated courses. The minimum cumulative retention/graduation grade point average required for graduation is 2.0. Each degree-recommending college may establish higher standards for retention and graduation.

December 2011