You must petition the Curriculum Committee to convert your course from graded to P\/LP\/F. To do so, you should fill out the form here<\/a>.\u00a0 On the form, you should identify your department and course information, your Department Chair or Program Director, a rationale for converting your course, and the plan for completing your course.<\/p>\n Faculty may indicate why, given the design of their course and the changing student circumstances, fair and nuanced assessment is not possible. The Curriculum Committee encourages faculty in this position to petition the CC as soon as possible, informing students of the change in grading status in a timely manner. However, the committee has not stated a deadline for this petition, acknowledging that we are heading into unchartered territory, and some faculty may find that their circumstances change over the coming weeks.<\/p>\n No. You may follow to normal P\/LP\/F letter-grade conversion practice, or you may specify in the petition that you wish to only enter one of these grades (P, LP, or F) rather than a letter grade for conversion.<\/p>\n No.\u00a0 If the faculty member has been approved for a P\/LP\/F conversion, students may not petition for a grade.<\/p>\n Faculty should notify their Department Chair who will work with the individual faculty member and the Office of the Dean of Faculty to arrange appropriate accommodations.<\/p>\n The student should talk to you (as the instructor) and their academic adviser about taking an Incomplete in the course and completing their work at a future date. For the spring 2020 semester only, you may enter a grade of \u201cI,\u201d for incomplete, at your discretion for any student (including those on academic probation). For each Incomplete granted, you must, within 30 business days, file a course completion plan with the course\u2019s department or program, copied to the Registrar\u2019s Office, specifying the remaining work to be completed and designating a backup instructor in the event you are unable to supervise the completion of the work. If this plan is not filed within 30 business days of the incomplete, the student\u2019s grade will revert to an F.<\/p>\n The \u201cI\u201d may remain the official grade up to 365 days, at which point the work must be completed and a grade entered or the grade will be converted to an \u201cF.\u201d Extensions beyond 365 days may only be granted by the Academic Affairs Committee via petition.<\/p>\n With approval from the instructor and the academic adviser, the student may\u00a0petition<\/a>\u00a0the Curriculum Committee to reduce a course by half its credit (i.e., 1 to 0.5; 0.5 to 0.25) and to receive a final grade based on the grade at the midpoint of the semester.<\/p>\n Students should consult their academic adviser to discuss the expanded grading options being offered this semester. The adviser, if there is agreement following this conversation, will lift a \u201chold,\u201d just as they do during advising week, so that the student can select the P\/LP\/F option electronically. Specific details about how to do this will become available in April.<\/p>\n If the adviser is unavailable despite attempts by the student to reach them, the hold may be lifted by the department chair or program director (if the student has declared a major). If the student has not declared a major, and they are unable to reach their adviser, the student should contact the <\/i>Center for Academic Advising<\/i><\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n No. Courses the student converts to P\/LP\/F this semester will not count toward the number of courses (4) the student can take with P\/LP\/F grading during their Trinity career. We still want the students to be able to explore new academic interests in future semesters.<\/p>\n Information regarding P\/F guidelines for each department and program at Trinity is located here<\/a>.<\/p>\n If the students are taking classes based at Trinity\u2019s Hartford campus (now remotely), they have\u00a0until June 30th\u00a0<\/b>to make their decision. If the student is participating in a study-away program, they will have 30 days after their grades have been posted to their Trinity transcript.<\/p>\n This semester the student may convert one, some, or all of their courses P\/LP\/F. These will not count toward the maximum of 4 courses that Trinity students are allotted under non-emergency circumstances.<\/p>\n For the spring 2020 semester only, students will have\u00a0until April 30<\/b>\u00a0to\u00a0petition<\/a>\u00a0the Academic Affairs Committee for a\u00a0late drop<\/b>\u00a0for one or more courses, with adviser and instructor permission. For the spring 2020 semester only, students may carry a reduced course load\u00a0without automatically incurring academic probation.<\/b><\/p>\nWhat are the concerns that should be addressed in the rationale for converting my course?<\/h4>\n
Do I need to assign a grade for students if my course is approved to be converted to P\/F?<\/h4>\n
Can the students petition for a letter grade if my course is approved to be converted to P\/F?<\/h4>\n
What if I have a health, family, or other emergency that will prevent me from completing my teaching responsibilities?<\/h4>\n
What if my student cannot finish the work for a course right now, but does not want to drop?<\/h4>\n
Can a student who has completed substantial work for my class, but is unable to complete the course, get partial credit for the work they have done?<\/h4>\n
ACADEMIC ADVISER FAQ<\/h2>\n
What is the process for students to designate courses P\/LP\/F?<\/h4>\n
Will courses taken P\/LP\/F in Spring 2020 count against the number of classes the student can take P\/LP\/F for the remainder of their time at Trinity?<\/h4>\n
Will courses which my advisee wants to convert to P\/LP\/F count toward the major requirements?<\/h4>\n
By when do the students have to decide to convert a course to P\/LP\/F?<\/h4>\n
How many classes is the student allowed to take P\/LP\/F?<\/h4>\n
What if my advisee cannot complete the work required for a particular course?<\/h4>\n
My advisee has completed a substantial amount of work for a class, but cannot complete it. Can they get partial credit for the work they\u2019ve done?<\/h4>\n