Course Changes & Grade Changes

View your current course schedule

You can access your current course schedule at any time in Self Service. This information can also be used to generate an unofficial transcript.

SELF SERVICE

Adding and dropping courses

You have the option to change your course schedule in Self-Service until 4:00 pm the Friday before the start of a block. During  and the first three days of a given block, you must use this online add/drop form.

Add Drop Instructions (PDF)

Late changes to course registration

In order to make a change to your course after day three of the block you will need to complete a petition to the Academic Review and Regulations Committee to change from one course to another, drop a course completely, or withdraw from a block for any reason.

Academic Exceptions Petition

Taking a block off

If you need to take a block off during the academic year for any reason, you will need to complete a petition to the Academic Review and Regulations Committee. If you do not maintain a course load of at least three blocks per semester your financial aid award will be impacted. Before petitioning to take a block off, please talk to your academic advisor and meet with the Financial Aid Office to understand how it will impact your aid disbursement.

Request To Take A Block Off

Alternate grade options (S/SD/NC)

Alternate grades are an option when you are exploring a course in a new area or are concerned that the grade you are earning in a course will affect your grade-point average. In order to receive an alternate grade:

• You must initiate the request by 4 p.m. on day 15 of the block. 
• Academic Advisor approval is required.
• Instructor approval is not required.

At the end of your course, the instructor will submit your letter grade for the course, and the Registrar will modify the grade to the alternate grade. If you submit a request on days 1-14 of the block and decide you want to keep the letter grade, you must notify the Registrar to cancel your alternate grade request by 4 p.m. on day 15 of the block.

Alternate Grade Form

Incomplete requests

You may request to have a course identified as incomplete if you are unable to complete your coursework by the end of the block due to illness, emergency, or extenuating circumstances that can be verified. To qualify for an incomplete, your work in the course must be satisfactory leading up to the event. You will work with your instructor to identify a length of time needed to complete the coursework and complete a contract to do so. At the end of that contract, you will receive a final course grade for your work. Requests for Incomplete must be submitted by the day grades are due for the given block.

Incomplete Request

Grade reports

Course grades are posted online in  PowerCampus Self Service  after the end of each block on the following schedule:

Sharing your grade report

You can request to have your grade report available to anyone you wish . A student's academic information, including grades, is considered confidential information.  Therefore, you should be aware that by sending this invitation, you are granting permission for those you invite to view your grades online. Cornell College personnel cannot necessarily discuss this information with those you invite. You must grant college personnel permission to discuss your academic progress with individuals you designate by filling out a Parental Release form, which you may already have done at New Student Orientation.

Contesting a reported grade

If you believe there has been an error in the grade reported, you must contact the Registrar's Office within 90 days registrar@cornellcollege.edu or 319.895.4372. Cornell's grading policy, in its entirety, may be found in the current Cornell College Catalogue under Academic Information, Grades.