NEW JERSEY – The New Jersey Senate passed Senator Parker Space’s (R-24) bill that would extend grade options to dependents of service members.
Under current law, a student enrolled in a public institution of higher education who is unable to complete a course due to a military obligation as a service member has up to four options regarding the grade for the course. S-3052 extends these grade options to the dependents of service members and defines a “dependent” as a dependent child or spouse of the service member.
“New Jersey is home to thousands of military families who are subject to unplanned obligations that uproot their lives,” said Sen. Space. “Under current law, only service members themselves are granted the ability to decide the outcome of their grade if they’re unable to finish the course, so it’s common sense to extend that same courtesy to their dependents who are frequently subject to the same unplanned obligations.”
If the student has completed at least 55 percent of the course, they may choose to receive a:
- letter grade
- pass or fail grade
- grade of incomplete or,
- withdrawal
If the student has completed fewer than 55 percent of the course, the options are limited to choosing between receiving an incomplete grade with faculty approval and withdrawing from the course.
