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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">TO: ALL ENGINEERING FACULTY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Fall 2024 Grading
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:red;mso-ligatures:none">VERY IMPORTANT!!! PLEASE NO “NR” GRADES FOR FALL 2024!!!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">A reminder that it is very important that we
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">DO NOT HAVE ANY “NR” Grades for ANY STUDENTS for Fall 2024!!</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Having an NR listing impacts academic standing, student financial aid and graduation certification.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">If you are unsure of the grade to assign, here are a few helpful suggestions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">If the course is a
<b>Senior Honors Thesis or Master’s Thesis,</b> the student should receive a grade if the work is complete.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">If the work is not yet complete, the grade issued should be “S/U” (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory).
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">If the course is a
<b>PhD dissertation</b>, the student should receive a grade if the work is complete.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">If the work is not yet complete, the grade issued should be “S/U” (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">If the
<b>student stopped attending</b> your course but didn’t drop it, you should assign a grade of “F” if that is the grade that they “earned.”
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">If you and the student have entered into an
<b>Incomplete Grade</b> Agreement, the grade issued should be “I” (incomplete) until the student has completed the work. The Incomplete Grade Agreement form is filed with the department. Once the work is completed<span style="color:#1F497D">,</span> you can
enter the earned grade via the online grade change workflow through your faculty center. The grade change must be submitted within one academic year or the grade of “I” will be converted<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>automatically to a grade of “F.” If the student has been assigned a grade of “I” for Fall 2024, the student SHOULD NOT re-enroll in the course while resolving the Incomplete Grade.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Fall 2024 Grading Timeline<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Grade rosters have been generated. Students who have applied to graduate will be indicated on grade rosters.<span style="color:#1F497D">
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<b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Monday, December 16, 2024:</span></b><span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"> Grades for all Fall 2024 sessions must be posted by 11:59PM.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Tuesday, December 17, 2024:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none"> End of Term Processing
begins. Grade Change access suspended (all terms).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Wednesday, December 18, 2024
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Grade Change (all terms) via Work Flow may continue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Thanks for taking care of the NR grades! Please let me know if you have questions or you need<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Miranda<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span> clarification! Many thanks! ~<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>Lesley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Miranda Vernon-Harrison Lesley Sisk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Director, Graduate Student Affairs Executive Director, Undergraduate Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Cullen College of Engineering Cullen College of Engineering <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">E421 M Engineering Bldg. 2 E316 Engineering Bldg. 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none">713-743-4219 Office 713/743-4203,
<a href="mailto:ldsisk@uh.edu"><span style="color:blue">ldsisk@uh.edu</span></a> (email)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:mavernon@Central.UH.EDU">mavernon@Central.UH.EDU</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Please direct all questions to Miranda or Lesley – Do NOT respond directly to this email! Thank you.<span style="color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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