The University Senate
of Michigan Technological University
PROPOSAL 21-13
(Voting Units: Academic)
“AUDIT GRADES”
Background
There are a growing number of requests to
change the grade mode of a course to audit to avoid a failing grade. This
proposed amendment helps to clarify course auditing.
Proposal
1.Requests to change from a normal
grade mode (A-F) to audit
for a course must be received in the Registrar’s Office by the close of business on Wednesday
of the second week of the semester (the last day to add/drop a course).
2. Students auditing
a course will receive a grade of V for a satisfactory audit or U for an unsatisfactory
audit.
3. A course taken as an audit may be taken at a
later date for degree credit subject to the approval of the course instructor
and academic advisor.
4. A course taken under the normal grade mode
(A-F) may be taken for audit at a later date, not for degree credit, subject to
the approval of the course instructor and academic advisor.
5. Audit grades are
not to be used as a substitute for a failing grade.
AUDIT GRADES
(Proposal
9-78)
Senate
Policy 302.1
1. Requests
to change from a normal grade mode (A-F) to audit for a course must be received in the
Registrar’s Office by the close of business on Wednesday of the second week of the
semester (the last day to add/drop a course).
2. A grade of V
(audit) shall not be automatically recorded for all students auditing a course.
The instructor shall report of Students auditing a course will receive a grade of V for a satisfactory audit or U for an
unsatisfactory audit.
3. A course taken as an audit may be taken at a
later date for degree credit subject to the approval
of the course instructor and student's major
department academic advisor.
4. A course taken under the
normal grade mode (A-F) may be taken for audit at a later date, not for degree
credit, subject to the approval of the course instructor and student’s academic
advisor
5. Audit grades are not to be used as a
substitute for a failing grade.
Introduced to Senate: 27 March 2013
Approved by Senate: 10 April 2013
Approved by Administration: 19 April 2013