Special Processing due to COVID 19
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Grades
All grades will be posted by the instructor using the A, B, C, D, F grades. Students can choose to keep the original grade or switch to the S/U grade option using the form link below by May 31, 2020.
The S/U grade will have no effect, positive or negative, on the student's institutional GPA. The option for S/U applies to any full semester, late start, or second mod course.
Satisfactory Grade (S) - Passing
- Typically replaces a grade of C or better. The exceptions are graduate level courses, education (EDUC) courses, and KINA 497, for these courses, it replaces a B or better.
- Before choosing a S grade a student should consider if the course requires a posted grade of A/B for their desired degree or if an S/U grade is acceptable for any future degree paths.
Unsatisfactory Grade (U)
- Typically replaces a grade of D or F. The exceptions are graduate level courses, education (EDUC) courses, and KINA 497, for these courses, it replaces a C or below.
- Courses with a grade of U will not be usable for graduation requirements.
- If the original grade is passing, the student should review DegreeWorks between May 25-31 to see if the course is usable in the essential learning, major, electives, or other requirements. The student may want to consider keeping the D if it counts in the degree over retaking the course. If the course is a prerequisite for other courses in the major, the student is encouraged to reach out to their advisor.
- If you are requesting U grades for all your classes, you may need to document last date of attendance for Financial Aid. Students meeting this criteria should watch their CMU email in June for further details.
Be sure to read the full S/U policy and additional Q & A's before submitting the S/U request form.
Academic Standing and Financial Aid Update
A student's academic standing, financial aid eligibility standing, and CMU scholarship standing will not be negatively impacted in Spring 2020 due to COVID 19. This is true whether the student earns an A, B, C, D, F, S, or U grade.
For example, for academic standing:
- A student who started the semester in good academic standing will be posted with good academic standing at the end of Spring 2020.
- A student who started the semester on academic probation in Spring 2020 may improve their standing to good standing if they did well, otherwise it will stay as academic probation. No student will be moved to academic suspension.
Grading Timeline - Where can students view their grades?
For standard courses that ended on May 14, 2020:
| May 15-22 | Instructors are working on grades. Students can see grades in D2L. The instructor will submit the official grade to the Registrar's Office by May 20 for processing which will be posted to students on May 23. |
| May 23 | Unofficial Transcript will show the official grades, GPA, and academic standing. |
| May 25 | DegreeWorks will show how the original grade applies to a student's current degree requirements |
| May 31 | Deadline for students to submit the request to change to S/U grade option. |
| June 5 | For students who request the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grade option, the transcript and DegreeWorks will be updated to reflect the S/U grade. |
Official transcripts
A transcript notation will be applied to Spring 2020 noting the semester was impacted by COVID 19.
Due to the timing of the S/U grade processing, official transcripts will not be available prior to June 5. A student may place an official transcript order with the "hold for grades" option and the Registrar's Office will print the transcript starting June 5.
Awarding degrees
Due to the timing of the S/U grade processing, the Registrar's Office will begin awarding Spring 2020 degrees starting on June 5. A student may place an official transcript request with the "hold for degree" option and the Registrar's Office will print the transcript after the degree has been awarded. Note that it takes several weeks to review and award degrees.