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Although students take courses through all participating universities in their alliance program, grades are recorded directly on your K-State transcript. There is no indication on the transcript that the courses were taken elsewhere, or that they were taken at a distance for that matter.

Honor System
All students at Kansas State University, including graduate students, are responsible for following the KSU honor pledge described in the Honor System. For your responsibilities as a student, please read the information on the honor system website linked above.

The Great Plains IDEA also has an Academic Integrity Statement for distance education programs.

Accessing Grades
Semester grades are reported in the K-State Access Technology System, or KATS. This area is accessed by using your eID to log in. The URL for KATS is http://kats.ksu.edu/. This site can be used to check your semester schedule, financial aid, and your student account, in addition to checking your grades. K-State no longer mails grades out to students. Students will need to check here to obtain grades from all courses at the end of each semester. Your campus coordinator can send out a letter verifying your enrollment and grade for reimbursement purposes if you need something on official letterhead.

Graded Work
Graduate work is graded A, B, C, D, F, incomplete, or withdrawn. For graduate credit, the grade in a course must be C or higher. To remain in good standing, a student must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

To be awarded a graduate degree, the student (a) must not be on probation, (b) must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on graduate coursework and on coursework on the program of study, (c) must meet all the requirements of the Graduate School, the student's academic program area, and the student's supervisory committee, and (d) must be enrolled during the semester in which the degree requirements are completed.

Incomplete Policy
The grade of Incomplete (I) is given in regular courses (except for theses and directed research courses) upon request of the student for personal emergencies that are verifiable. The faculty member has the responsibility to provide written notification to the student of the work required to remove the incomplete. The student has the responsibility to take the initiative in completing the work and is expected to make up the I during the next semester (Fall or Spring) after receiving the grade (except for theses and directed research courses). If the student does not make up the I during the next semester after receiving it, a grade may be given by the faculty member without further consultation with the student.

If after the end of the next semester the I remains on the record, it will be designated as F (previously IX) for record keeping and will be computed in the student's GPA, weighted at 0 points per credit. A grade of NR will be treated in a like manner.

For information on inactive status, probation, dismissal and reinstatement please follow the link to the Graduate Student Handbook at the left.

Grade Translation
Some universities participating in the Great Plains IDEA consortium give plusses and minuses (A-, B+, B-, etc.). These grades will be translated as a straight letter grade when posted on your K-State transcript (i.e., an A- becomes an A, a B+ becomes a B, etc.). For a grade translation chart, please see http://www.gpidea.org/prospective/ProgramGeneral.html#FAQ.

Grade Appeal Process
Students wishing to appeal a grade must follow the procedures at the teaching institution for resolution. Please contact the Campus Coordinator at the teaching institution in question for procedures on their campus.

Transcript Request
Please allow four to six weeks after the completion of the semester before requesting a copy of your transcript. Requests should be sent to the University Registrar's Office, 118 Anderson Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506-0014 or http://www.ksu.edu/registrar/t_v/. Effective July 1, 2006 there will be no charge for currently enrolled students. For requests prior to this date, please contact the Registrar's office at 785-532-6254 for charges.