Can a student graduate with a missing grade?
A student may be able to graduate with a missing grade depending on the term in which the student received the missing grade and the effect that the missing grade has on degree requirements. If a student received a missing grade in a course taken prior to Fall 2005, the student may graduate with the missing grade only if the course with the missing grade is not needed to fulfill any degree requirements and if the student will still meet the GPA requirements when the missing grade is calculated into the GPA with zero grade points. The missing grade will remain on the transcript and cannot be resolved once the degree has been awarded. If a student received a missing grade in a course taken Fall 2005 or later, the grade will be changed to a UW after one calendar year if the grade is not resolved before then. If the course with the missing grade is not needed to fulfill any degree requirements and if the student will still meet GPA requirements when the missing grade is calculated into the