Grades + Incompletes
Students can access their most current grade report on WebSIS. Most subjects in the Department of Architecture are graded with letter grades—A through D are considered passing grades, but students may need to repeat subjects in which they earned the grade of C or below. Graduate and undergraduate grading systems are slightly different and students should familiarize themselves accordingly.
Some classes, by prearrangement with the Institute, are graded pass/fail. In addition, graduate students may elect to register for one subject per term in which they receive pass/fail grading rather than regular grades. The subject cannot be used to fulfill degree requirements, including the required subject units for any degree program. Unit credit is given for subjects graded P/F, however, these classes are not included in the grade point average (GPA).
Graduate students registered for undergraduate subjects will not receive credit units for the class regardless of the grade received. The subject may still satisfy a degree requirement when approved by the advisor and degree administrator. For more information, consult the degree administrator.
Incompletes
A student may request an "I" grade in a class where only a minor part of the requirement is incomplete and a passing grade is expected. The instructor ultimately decides whether to allow an I grade and sets the deadline for completion of work. Experience indicates that it is infinitely preferable to take a class load that can be completed during the semester than to extend the previous term’s work into the current term. Credit is only given for fully completed subjects.
Graduate students must complete subjects no later than the fifth week of the subsequent term. When work is completed, it is the student’s responsibility to remind the professor to submit the grade as soon as possible so that the student’s record can be updated.
For undergraduates, the completion date is entered on the Instructor's Report form at the time that the grade is submitted. This completion date cannot be any later than the fifth week of the term following the term the subject was taken unless completion of the work requires facilities or resources that will not be available to the student within that time period. If the work is not completed by the agreed-upon deadline, the faculty member in charge must submit a final grade based upon the work completed in the subject relative to all of the work required. That grade will appear on the student record.
The grade of "I" cannot be assigned to any undergraduate in the semester in which he or she graduates. "I" grades must be resolved prior to graduation.
Policy on Incompletes + Thesis Semester
MArch, SMArchS and SMVisS students entering thesis semester may have no more than one incomplete in a subject required for the degree, and that incomplete can be no older than the semester previous to thesis.
Students with several incompletes and/or incompletes from semesters further back will be denied registration until those incompletes are finished and graded. This policy applies to incompletes in subjects required by curriculum or needed for units toward the degree.
Quick Links
Degree Administrators
Graduate Grade Definition
Undergraduate Grade Definition
WebSIS
