How to Submit Grades
For information on how to add final and midterm grades:
https://www.nyu.edu/students/student-information-and-resources/registration-records-and-graduation/for-faculty-and-staff/faculty-grading.html
Grading and Academic Probation
This policy is also listed on the ITP Help site for all students to view – see: Grading and Academic Probation.
Grading Bases for Our Programs
- For (ITPG-GT) ITP graduate courses, students receive pass / fail grades.
- For (IMNY-UT) IMA NY undergraduate courses, students receive letter grades (except for Code! / Code! 2).
- For (IMALR-GT) IMA Low Res. graduate courses, students receive pass / fail grades.
Midterm Grades
Instructors teaching undergraduate courses will complete Midterm Progress reports using NYU Connect. These reports will let students know if their progress is strong, satisfactory, or of concern, replacing the current process of uploading a midterm grade to Albert for undergraduate courses.
ITP Policy On Grading and Academic Probation
ITP students are expected to work to a high level of accomplishment — and are expected to earn a grade of PASS in all ITP courses. Specific grading criteria are outlined in the syllabus for each ITP course — common requirements are attendance at all class meetings, no unexcused absences, arriving for class on time and fully prepared, regular participation in class discussion and critiques, delivering assignments by the assigned date. We recognize that ITP majors are often engaging complex, technical material for the first time — therefore we value the effort that a student puts into their course work. We are not always looking for mastery of the material but we do require that a student show a deep understanding of the material — just making the effort and attending the class meetings may, in and of itself, not result in a passing grade. This will be determined by each individual ITP instructor in his/her course.
ITP students who receive a FAILING grade in one class may be placed on Academic Probation. This may have implications on such things as scholarship aid. Furthermore, students whose records indicate that they are not making normal progress toward their degrees (i.e., are completing less than 32 points during the academic year) may be placed on probation.
Two failing grades may result in dismissal from the program.
Student records are reviewed following the fall and spring semesters. Students placed on probation will be informed of their probationary status by email. Students placed on probation will have their records reviewed the following semester. Students whose records fail to meet the school minimum standards or departmental requirements for good standing are subject to dismissal.
Statement from Former ITP Chair Dan O’Sullivan on the Transition to Pass/Fail in 2008
The ITP faculty, after a great deal of thought, decided to move ITP to a Pass/Fail grading system beginning in the Summer 2008 semester.
This policy is also listed on the ITP Help Site, see: ITP Pass/Fail policy.
Who will this effect?
This effects all ITP students who began the program in or after the Summer of 2008.
Why did you have to change it?
In the non-competitive environment of ITP, we found that the actual variation in grading was not much more than is more clearly expressed in pass/fail. For the collaborative, project-based work at ITP, it is difficult to very precisely quantify those small variations and with such a diverse faculty we found it difficult to maintain consistency across classes. A-F system is often used to “grading on a curve” but at ITP we grade against your individual progress. We found that the letter grading was misleading and distracting without adding much value. For the students that did find motivation and affirmation in grades, we want them to find better sources of it. This decision was made after a great deal of thought among the full-time and adjunct faculty, many ITP alumni among them.
How will I be rewarded for doing extra work?
The intrinsic value of the work should motivate you. We found that our best students seemed unconcerned with grades. As in the world you get fired or you don’t, but people find many ways of distinguishing themselves beyond staying employed. Even for class assignments, our students quite often find the feedback and appreciation of audiences and users a better incentive than a single professor’s opinion. We will also encourage more ways to exchange feedback in a narrative form from both professors and peers (eg. blogs).
How will my transcript look?
We seldom have any request for employers to look at your grades. For further study other institutions are unimpressed with straight A’s from a graduate school (unlike undergrad grades) and used to Pass/Fail. Your portfolio and recommendations are what they look at.
What is the threshold for failing?
Earning a C grade in the previous system would be a failure in the new system. In the prior system we said that you had to maintain a B average to stay in the program. This system is a bit more strict in that you have to get a B in the class to get credit for it.
Okay so then what got me a C in the old system?
Because we encourage you to risk failure by stretching to make bridges outside your known interests and aptitudes we cannot, in general, hold you to any absolute level of achievement in any area. Instead, you are graded on effort and progress in the quality of your work. There are some objective measures of your effort for instance missing more than two classes or being chronically late, missing two interim assignments or presentations or one large assignment like the final project or a complete lack of in-class participation might be clear indicators of a failure in the effort. Classes are structured differently so professors will provide a syllabus indicating the requirements and their relative importance. Ultimately the progress in the quality of your efforts is usually a subjective judgment by the professor but students will be given notice when the quality of their work is marginal or failing.
What does this mean for my scholarship?
A pass equates to a B average or better which is required for some scholarships. You will have to get a pass in all your classes for scholarships that are contingent on maintaining grades.
What happens if I fail a class?
Incompletes and extensions are only granted in cases of extreme eternal problems such as serious illness or family emergencies. When you fail a class you do not get credit for it and forfeit the tuition. If it is a required class you will need to repeat it. You will be placed on academic probation after failing one class. You will be asked to leave the program after two fails.
Incompletes
This policy is also listed on the ITP Help site, see: Policy on Incompletes.
Tisch School of the Arts Policy on Grades of Incomplete
Students are expected to complete all coursework by the end of each semester. If, for compelling reasons, such as illness or a family emergency, a student is unable to complete coursework by the end of the semester, he or she may request a grade of Incomplete. To do so, the student must fill out an Incomplete Request Form, which can be obtained in his or her department’s office, the Office of Student Affairs, or online at http://students.tisch.nyu.edu/, and bring it to the instructor for his or her approval before the last day of classes. The awarding of a grade of Incomplete is at the discretion of the instructor and is not guaranteed.
If the instructor agrees that a grade of Incomplete is warranted, he or she will specify on the Incomplete Request Form the deadline by which outstanding work must be completed, not to exceed the end of the semester following the course, as well as the final grade the student will receive if the outstanding work is not completed by the deadline. The Incomplete Request Form will be registered with the department sponsoring the course and a copy will be provided to the Office of Student Affairs. If the incomplete work is not completed within the designated period, the grade will lapse to the final grade indicated by the instructor. Final grades cannot be changed except in cases of faculty or administrative error.
If a student has good reason for not being able to complete the outstanding work in the specified period, he or she may apply for an extension by the instructor. In order to receive an extension, the student must fill out an Extension on Completion of Work Outstanding form, available in the department, the Office of Student Affairs, or online at http://students.tisch.nyu.edu/, and submit the form to the instructor, who will then decide whether or not to grant the extension. Requests for further extensions must receive the approval of the associate dean for student affairs.
Please remember that it is the student’s responsibility to request the grade of Incomplete and that instructors are not obliged to grant an Incomplete. Note that outstanding grades of Incomplete do not count as earned credit hours and therefore may affect registration time and/or eligibility for financial aid. Students with more than one grade of Incomplete in a semester may be placed on academic probation.