Students at Drexel are given letter grades (A+, A, A-, B+ etc) for each course. For computing a student's GPA, the university converts the letter grades to "grade points" on the following basis:
--A+, 4.0
--A, 4.0
--A-, 3.67
--B+, 3.33
--B, 3.0
--B-, 2.67
--C+, 2.33
--C, 2.0
--C-, 1.67
--D+, 1.33
--D, 1.0
--F, 0.0
If you can't complete your work for a course on time, you can make an agreement with the professor that you will finish the work before a certain date, after the course ends. There are limitsas to how much extra time the professor can give you. The professor will then enter a grade of "INC"--incomplete--when she submits course grades. Once you submit your work, the professor will then change your "incomplete" to a regular grade.
If the professor does not submit a grade for you within one academic year, your "incomplete" will become a permanent F.
Each term, undergraduates at Drexel may take one course on a credit/no credit basis (otherwise known as pass/fail), for a total of six courses. The professor will submit a letter grade for you. If it is C or higher, your grade will be reported as "CR" (credit). If you get a D or F, it will be reported as "NCR" (no credit). Neither outcome has an impact on your cumulative GPA.
Drexel does not formally outline the conditions under which your professor can change your grade after the fact. However, it does allow the faculty to change grades with a "Change of Grade" form.
The university does state that if you earn an F because of failure to complete the coursework or because you cheated, that grade is permanent and the professor cannot change it. The exact wording of this policy is: "Earned grades of F (not assigned administratively) are permanent and cannot be changed."
If you think that a professor discriminated or retaliated against you or harassed you, you can complain to the Executive Director of Equality and Diversity. As of April 2010, that person is Michele Rovinsky, J.D.; her number is 215-895-1403.
During your senior year, if you have failed a course that you need to graduate, you can invoke your "senior privilege" to take a second final examination in that course. You can do this only one time. Your professor will report both of your grades: one based on your failing final and a second based on your second exam. The registrar will include both grades on your transcript and count both grades toward your GPA.
If you think that the university should make an exception of a policy for you, you must appeal to the office of the provost. The university policies say nothing more about the procedures or conditions for making exceptions.