Students under Academic Suspension are not allowed to take NMSU courses while under suspension. Students on Academic Suspension must sit out a minimum of 1 semester and apply for re-admission.
Graduate programs have the discretion to use up to 12 credits of NMSU coursework (450/4500 level or higher) that can logically be applied towards the completion of master’s program of study. A grade of B or higher in this coursework will be required .
Eligibility requires completion of 28 credits at NMSU under traditional grading, with an overall average of 2.5 or better. (Upon approval of the adjusted credit option, students must re-establish eligibility.) Non-degree seeking students may take courses under the S/U option without regard to eligibility requirements.
In both cases, an integrated approach to the areas of study chosen should be followed. All other rules for graduate study at NMSU must be followed. As with any graduate student, the student in interdisciplinary studies can select to follow a thesis or non-thesis option. Students enrolled in the thesis option register for six thesis credits.
Grades of A's, B's, C's, and D's will count as passed credits. Grades of I, RR, F, W, and U will be considered hours attempted but not completed. For transfer students, only the transfer credits that apply toward your current degree program will be considered when calculating the Completion Rate.
Incomplete grades are not be included in your grade point average at the end of a quarter. However, at the time of graduation, any remaining 'I' grades are included when your grade point average is computed in order to determine whether you have achieved the 2.000 average required for the bachelor's degree.
Repeating Courses for Change in Grade: Single courses may be attempted for a total of three times. Students who do not pass a course within three attempts must obtain permission from their Academic Associate Dean to enroll in the course.
A grade of Incomplete (noted "I" on the transcript) may be assigned when a student in good standing in a course has completed and passed a majority of the work required for a course but, for reasons beyond the student's control, cannot complete the entire course.
How It Works. You don't so much take an Incomplete as ask for one. The procedure is pretty straightforward: you need to discuss the possibility with your instructor by the last day of class. If your instructor is willing, then the two of you will work out a plan to complete your remaining work in the course.
In contrast to a withdrawal (or a failing grade), incompletes can be changed on your transcript once the required coursework is completed. You will usually be given a certain amount of time to finish the course requirements, at which point you will receive a grade just as if you'd never stopped and restarted the class.
A student may repeat a course in which a D or F grade has been earned. A computable grade (excluding I, W, RR, AU, CR, S or U) in a repeated course may be submitted in the calculation of the grade point average, though the original grade also remains on the transcript.
12 credit hoursNMSU assumes all students will attend full-time, defined as 12 credit hours per semester for undergraduates. Students that are enrolled less than full-time and awarded University scholarships, grants, and/or waivers will not receive the full-time award.
Grade-point average is a calculation of the total credit hours in which grades of A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, or F have been earned divided into the total number of grade points earned.
How do I take an Incomplete in my classes? Contact your instructor(s) to discuss your request. If the professor approves, fill out the Assignment of Incomplete and Requirements for Completion Form and give it to the professor to fill in the respective section.
An incomplete has to be agreed on between the student and the instructor and is usually only given when the student is passing the course. Once it's determined that the student is eligible for an incomplete and both the student and instructor agree on the terms, an incomplete agreement is submitted to the school.
Failing or taking an incomplete grade in courses can impact your financial aid in multiple ways. The 3 main impacts may be owing money back for the current term, losing federal aid eligibility for future terms, and not meeting the renewal criteria for scholarships and institutional aid.
All students should be aware that the College of Engineering has a “two strikes and you are out” policy regarding academic misconduct – two documented offenses of academic misconduct on a student’s part will result in their immediate suspension from NMSU for a minimum of one year.
Under university policy, incompletes may be given only if a student has a passing grade at mid-semester (the last day to withdraw from a class) and is preclu ded from successful completion of the second half of the course by a documented illness, documented death, family crisis or other similar circumstances beyond the student's control. An incomplete should not be given to avoid assigning a grade for marginal or failing work. Instructors assigning the “I” grade can choose to make the “I” grade permanent, and require students to register for the course in a subsequent semester to earn credit (Option A), or may allow students to complete remaining work in the course by an identified deadline (within one year) and then submit a change of grade form to substitute the earned grade for the “I” grade (Option B). Requirements for removal of the “I” grade under Option B must be clearly stated on the “I” grade form. Incompletes do not automatically convert to F's if the course is not completed. Under Option B, the faculty member can state on the form that an incomplete will become an F, but then it is incumbent upon the instructor to process a change of grade form to accomplish that result.
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Title IX prohibits sex harassment, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, stalking and retaliation. For more information on discrimination or Title IX, or to file a complaint, contact: Laura Castille, Executive Director and Title IX Coordinator.
The NMSUC VA Office is located in Carlsbad Main Building, Room 107. Phone: 575-234-9226.
Student Success and Testing Center. The Student Success and Testing Center is located in Martinez Hall, Room 125 at the NMSU Grants Campus. Students can schedule to take an exam or remote students can schedule to take an exam from another NMSU campus.
All students will acknowledge the Crimson Commitment at my.nmsu.edu.
Email Communications : Your NMSU email account is the official means of communicating with the university. Information critical to your success at NMSU is delivered to you via this account, and you are expected to follow rules and policies provided to you via this communication method. Any email from you to the instructor should be sent either through the CANVAS course management system or through your official NMSU email account. Please be advised that due to privacy and security concerns, we are unable to respond to emails from or about students that do not originate from an official NMSU email address.
Plagiarism is using another person’s work without acknowledgment, making it appear to be one’s own. Intentional and unintentional instances of plagiarism are considered instances of academic misconduct and are subject to disciplinary action such as failure on the assignment, failure of the course or dismissal from the university. The NMSU Library has more information and help on how to avoid plagiarism at http://lib.nmsu.edu/plagiarism/
Incomplete Grades: Under university policy, incompletes may be given only if a student has a passing grade at mid-semester (the last day to withdraw from a class) and is precluded from successful completion of the second half of the course by a documented illness, documented death, family crisis or other similar circumstances beyond the student’s control. An incomplete should not be given to avoid assigning a grade for marginal or failing work. Instructors assigning the “I” grade can choose to make the “I” grade permanent, and require students to register for the course in a subsequent semester to earn credit (Option A), or may allow students to complete remaining work in the course by an identified deadline (within one year) and then submit a change of grade form to substitute the earned grade for the “I” grade (Option B). Requirements for removal of the “I” grade under Option B must be clearly stated on the “I” grade form. Incompletes do not automatically convert to F’s if the course is not completed. Under Option B, the faculty member can state on the form that an incomplete will become an F, but then it is incumbent upon the instructor to process a change of grade form to accomplish that result.
Appeals must be submitted within 30 days (undergraduate) or 10 days (graduate students) after the start of the regular semester following the assignment of the grade. The appeal must be submitted in writing to the faculty member and the faculty member must respond in writing within 10 days of receiving the written appeal. If not satisfied, the student may appeal to the department head, and ultimately to the Dean. If you deny an appeal, please make sure that the student is aware of the next step in the process.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADA) covers issues relating to disability and accommodations. If a student has questions or needs an accommodation in the classroom (all medical information is treated confidentially), contact:
In addition, resources available through the department of Digital Learning include research-based practices and design templates that will assist you in moving your course - whether taught online or face-to-face - toward meeting generally accepted standards of quality.
By including the following statement (beginning Spring 2021) in your syllabus, it is not necessary to include the sections in printed or posted syllabi.
All instructors of courses numbered 100-299 will submit grades for work completed as of the sixth Friday following the date classes begin, for the regular 16-week fall and spring semesters. This requirement does not apply to summer terms nor mini-semesters. Instructors must submit the six-week early performance grades by 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday following the sixth Friday.
The student is entitled to have the I grade removed from the transcript only if, within 12 months or any earlier deadline established by the instructor on the “I Grade Information Form” and prior to graduation, the student completes the remaining coursework, as specified on the Form, in a manner satisfactory to the instructor. If the student fails to complete the coursework, the instructor may change the I grade to any appropriate grade (including D, F or U) only if the instructor stated that this would occur on the “I Grade Information Form.” The instructor should assign whatever grade was earned for the entire course.
If a final grade is appealed, these records must be kept for at least two years after the completion of the appeal. Departments, colleges or the library may require that records be kept for longer periods.
To change the I grade, the instructor must complete a “Change of Grade Form,” obtain the signature of the Associate Dean for the course, and submit the form to the University Student Records Office.
Examples of appropriate circumstances include documented illness, documented death or crisis in the student’s immediate family, unexpected military deployment and similar circumstances. Other job-related circumstances are generally not appropriate grounds for assigning an I grade.
Other than honors courses and courses officially designed as S/U, the following limitations apply to courses in which the S/U option is elected. No more than 7 credits per semester or 4 credits per summer session. Not to exceed a total of 21 credits towards a degree. Not a required course for the student’s major.
Although D+, D, or D- can be considered passing, some departments have higher grade requirements for the courses within their program and/or their program as a whole. Students should check with their departments regarding specific course grading requirements for their particular degree program. Graduate Students :
If you enter a non-passing grade without a last date of attendance, you will get the following error messages and note that none of your final grades will be saved.
The student is not officially registered in the class. The Office of University Student Records will need a Retroactive Registration form to register the student before you can issue a grade.
No, You’ll need to fill out a Change of Grade/Removal of Incomplete Form for each student in the class.
Mountain Time on the Tuesday following finals week, you’ll need to fill out a Change of Grade/Removal of Incomplete Form for every student who is missing grades or for every student who is needing a grade change. The form is now available online on MyNMSU under the Faculty Tab.
Instructor request to have a student administratively withdrawn from a course due to lack of attendance or progress.
Request opportunity to demonstrate proficiency, by examination, to receive credit for a specific course.
Within the Courseleaf system, approved users are able to modify academic schedules for available terms. This includes planning upcoming terms and updating published ones. *Note- for more information on the system please see the Academic Scheduling and Events page.
One year is the maximum time that the university allows for a student to complete an Incomplete. For example, an Incomplete taken in Autumn Quarter this year must be completed by the end of Autumn Quarter next year.
If you feel intimidated by asking for an Incomplete, your Academic Advisor can coach you on how to write a courteous email request to your professor.
If you accumulate too many Incompletes, the extra workload can drag you down and cause you to fall behind in your current classes. This situation can easily snowball and make your current quarter unmanageable if you're not careful.
For Incompletes involving missed exams, instructors will commonly ask the student to take the final exam the next time the course is offered (for example, in the following quarter).
You don't so much take an Incomplete as ask for one. The procedure is pretty straightforward: you need to discuss the possibility with your instructor by the last day of class. If your instructor is willing, then the two of you will work out a plan to complete your remaining work in the course.
You do not earn the units for an Incomplete course until the class is completed successfully. This also means that if you do not meet your minimum academic progress requirements because of the Incomplete, you may become a candidate for academic probation (or a more elevated status if you are already on probation).
Instead of submitting a grade for you, at the end of the current quarter the instructor will submit an Incomplete notation on your record. At this point, all you have to do is turn in your remaining work, or take the exam that you missed. Do NOT enroll in the course for a second time-- this is not the proper way to finish an Incomplete. Just finish your remaining work. If you can do this by the agreed-upon deadline, the instructor will then change the Incomplete on your record into a grade.