Dear grads,
This week, communications have gone out from Public Affairs to instructors about final grades for Winter courses. These communications appear to suggest that, when grads go on strike, undergraduates have to choose between a) taking an incomplete and b) requesting a grade (in a number of ways and forms).
However, this is not the case – instructors can still request to submit a partial roster. Below is a template to send to undergraduates. FOG is working on a more detailed response to go out to faculty by tomorrow.
In solidarity,
—–
[Dear all,]
Communications have gone out [TODAY] to students about final grades in winter quarter courses.
The communications may have made it appear that you are choosing between two things:
a) taking an incomplete, or
b) requesting a grade, either 1) as a P/NP, or 2) as a letter grade from your TA or 3) from [YOUR INSTRUCTOR’S NAME], who would then be [picking up struck labor/ forced to take on labor outside of [THEIR] contract/ grading you with partial information.]
However, you do not need to do either of these things. Instructors can request to submit a partial roster, meaning that if you do not request a grade from your TA, the grade will simply be missing. This is the same situation as Fall Quarter, and it will not harm you (apart from in a few very specific scenarios – again, you can consult our flowchart below to see if you need a grade).
Please contact me if you have any concerns.
All best,
[ ]
