published March 20, 2020

The Spring Semester 2020 disruption in instruction and in campus functions due to the COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in the need to review policies related to grading and GPA requirements so that reasonable adjustments may be made to assist students and faculty in completing work for the term.

Following is information on how these rules and regulations related to grades and GPA requirements will be handled during this period to reduce stress on students and limit the additional workload for faculty and staff. This is a “hold harmless” approach that does not require us to suspend our policies. It is a temporary action and should not be viewed in any way as permanent action. Any change in policy would be handled in the normal manner through the Curriculum Committees and the Student Regulations Committee. This applies to online students as well as residential students and students at all GT locations around the world.

Further, the University System of Georgia has stated that there will be no change in policy including changes to deadlines related to pass/fail grading. This means that the deadline to change the grade mode for a course(s), which was March 11, 2020, has not been extended.