1. What is MYDUSIS?
   2. How do I add/drop a class?
   3. How long do I have to add or drop a class?
   4. Did I get credit for my AP credits or transfer credits?
   5. When will my transfer credits arrive?
   6. Are you getting your Drake U.S. Mail?
   7. What is the policy for courses marked incomplete (I) or in progress (IP) on my records?

Question: What is MYDUSIS?

Answer: MyDUSIS stands for the personalized access to the Drake University Shared Information System (DUSIS). This is the new student information system that contains student academic information, financial aid, the registration process, and detailed student schedules. Students can access their college records by visiting the Drake webpage (www.drake.edu), visiting the Current Students page, and clicking "MyDUSIS." An ID and Password is required, which can be secured by calling the HelpDesk at x3001.

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Question: How do I add/drop a class?

Answer: Please make certain to follow these steps:
* Pick up an add/drop slip in the A&S dean's office
* Get the signature of the professor of the class you are adding OR dropping
* Get the signature of your academic advisor
* Turn the slip in to the A&S dean's office

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Question: How long do I have to add or drop a class?

Answer: Adding a class: Standardly for each semester, students can appeal to course instructors in order to be added to a class during the first week of classes. Please be aware that there are many factors that are evaluated by instructors when considering adding students to a course. Ultimately, the decision is up to the instructor.

Dropping a class: From the first day of the semester, the instructor must sign an add/drop slip in order for a student to be dropped. To drop a class without a "W" on your transcript, the completed & signed add/drop slip must be submitted by the end of the 2nd week of classes. To drop a class with a "W" on your transcript, the completed & signed add/drop slip must be submitted by the mid-point of the semester. After the mid-point of the semester, classes are no longer allowed to be dropped.

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Question: Did I get credit for my AP credits or transfer credits?

Answer: Follow these links on the Drake webpage: (a) MYDUSIS; (b) Student Services & Financial Aid; (c) Student Records; (d) Unofficial Academic Transcript. Your credits will appear here after they have been received and evaluated at Drake.

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Question: When will my transfer credits arrive?

Answer: Transfer credits arrive throughout the month of August and September. If your transfer credits do not appear on your unofficial academic transcript by October 1, please contact the Arts & Sciences Dean's Office. Be sure you have requested your transcripts sent to Drake University from your previous university/college, as discussed in further detail here.

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Question: Are you getting your Drake U.S. Mail?

Answer: The MyDusis system provides you both the opportunity and the responsibility of updating addresses to ensure that mail sent by Drake University reaches you. Your mailing address (MA) in MyDusis is where you want mail from Drake delivered DURING the school year. To update your address, follow the instructions in the Personal Information Menu in MyDusis. This will also update your address and phone number for the D-Book.

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Question: What is the policy for courses marked incomplete (I) or in progress (IP) on my records?

Answer: The mark ‘I’’ (Incomplete) indicates a student has not submitted all evidence required for a final grade. The student must make satisfactory arrangements with the instructor to complete the work during the next semester of enrollment (excluding enrollment in summer terms). The instructor writes out the conditions that must be met to remove the incomplete. As a component of these conditions, the instructor may demand an accelerated deadline (e.g., the midterm of the following semester) or may provide an extended deadline if special circumstances warrant (e.g., a semester abroad, student teaching, etc). The instructor will indicate the final grade for the course in the event the work is not completed. The statement is filed with the dean of the student’s college or school. A copy is also given to the student. Marks of incomplete are changed to a final grade either by the instructor (upon completion of the work) or by the Office of Student Records (if the work is not completed after one semester has passed). Marks of incomplete are not computed in the grade-point average.

The mark of "IP’’ (in progress) may be given in certain courses under special conditions where the grade of incomplete does not accurately reflect the status of the student at the close of the semester. The grade of “IP” is appropriate only when the coursework could not be finished during the semester for the entire class (e.g, internships, practicums, or courses that do not fit the standard academic calendar; fieldwork or research presentations that may take place after a semester has ended; theses or dissertations; or other special situations where coursework extends beyond one semester). A grade of “IP” must be changed to a final grade by the instructor by the end of the next semester. The instructor must indicate to the appropriate dean’s office in what courses students will be assigned an “IP.”

Implementation: This will begin with grades issued for the Spring 2005 semester. That is, during January, 2006, the first automatice grade changes would replace any remaining “I’s” issued for the Spring 2005 semester.

A student may not graduate/earn a degree from Drake University with an “I” (Incomplete) or an “IP” (In Progress) notation on his/her transcript.

Implementation: This rule will take effect for the Spring 2005 semester registrations. Thus all students in the Spring 2005 semester and in future semesters/terms will not graduate until any “I” or “IP” has been changed to a grade for those semesters. This rule does not apply to the semesters or enrollment prior to Spring 2005.

Students who are new to Drake and enrolling for the first time beginning with the Spring 2005 semester are subject to this rule and may not graduate from Drake with an “I” or “IP” on their transcripts.

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