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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We use an IP that is converted to Pass upon completion of the thesis and successful defense. It is assumed that the research advisor is keeping tabs on the progress of the student. Upon completion of the thesis,
I often go in and draft a memo to our Registrar’s office to change any outstanding IP grades to Pass grades.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="color:black">La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu> on behalf of Mary J Farmer-Kaiser <mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 6:00</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black">AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Nancy Biggio <nbiggio@uno.edu><br>
<b>Cc: </b>la-cgs@lists.latech.edu <la-cgs@lists.latech.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[EXTERNAL] Re: [La-cgs] Grades for thesis and dissertation courses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Grades for thesis and dissertation hours here are handled just as Nancy describes.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Our thesis/dissertation hours are assigned to instructor of record (so there are multiple sections in each department/subject) and all are satisfactory/ unsatisfactory.
The IOR must post the final grade.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Mary</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mary Farmer-Kaiser, Ph.D. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">On Jun 20, 2024, at 11:44<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>AM, Nancy Biggio <nbiggio@uno.edu> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our thesis/dissertation hours are assigned to instructor of record (so there are multiple sections in each department/subject) and all are satisfactory/unsatisfactory. The IOR must post the final grade.<o:p></o:p></p>
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