Students attend study sessions with peers for extra guidance and support in historically challenging courses

Students receive help with difficult course content from peers who have taken and succeeded in specific courses

We recognize that some individuals use a name other than their legal name to identify themselves. Therefore, Kent State University has established a process to request a chosen name.

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FERPA is a federal law designed to protect the privacy of education records, to establish the right of students to inspect and review their education records, and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate and misleading data through informal and formal hearings.

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Manage My Program (MMP) is an interface workflow that will allow undergraduate students to request a change to their academic program.

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Per Kent State grading policy, instructors may issue the administrative mark of incomplete (IN) for any student who, due to extenuating circumstances, is unable to complete the required work between the course withdrawal deadline and the end of classes.

Incomplete Mark Workflow FAQs

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Processing Timeframes

• Current term Late-Add/Re-Add/Variable Credit Hours/Course Change requests: 1–2 business days
• Current term Late Withdraw requests: 1-2 weeks
• Prior term requests: 1–4 weeks (longer if documentation is missing)
• Retroactive requests: Varies based on complexity

Depending on the request please allow time for review, research, decision and processing. Current term exceptions are reviewed first.

Students are responsible for retaining copies of any and all materials submitted to the Office of the University Registrar. Paperwork will not be returned to you. Medical and sensitive documentation is shredded after the review process. We do not forward documents to other offices. You must make copies if you intend to use materials for another process.