Midterm Reports on Students Doing Unsatisfactory Work
There are no midterm grades as such, although midterm is considered a time for the instructor to give students an informal assessment of their work as well as to alert the residential college deans of those students having difficulty in a course.
Before midterm the registrar provides each academic department and program with copies of a form to be used for reporting information about students doing unsatisfactory work, particularly those who are in danger of failing a course. This form should be filled out for each student the instructor considers to be at a D or an F level. It should be returned immediately to the residential college dean or to the registrar, who will forward it promptly to the student's college dean. The information submitted by the department or program forms a basis for the college dean to review the student's general academic situation with him or her, and to discuss in particular the course in which the student's work is unsatisfactory. If necessary, the college dean refers the student to the appropriate tutoring program for special assistance.
