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  <title><![CDATA[Updates on Spring 2020 Grading and GPA Policies]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>A number of changes have been made to assist students and faculty due to the semester disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. These updates include:</p>

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	<li>The deadline to withdraw from individual or all courses, apply for grade substitution, and/or remove incomplete grades from Fall 2019 is now <strong>May 2, 2020</strong>.</li>
	<li>Failure to meet minimum grades for major courses and/or minimum GPA for graduation may be evaluated on an individual basis for Spring 2020 graduates</li>
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<p>The full list of updates can be found <a href="https://registrar.gatech.edu/spring-2020-grading-and-gpa-policies" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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