Affect graduation. According to official website of Qingdao University of Technology, failing the course will affect your degree, joining the Party, undertaking scientific research and scholarships, and failing the elective course will directly affect your graduation. Qingdao University of Technology, located in Qingdao, Shandong Province, is a key university in Shandong Province, a high-level university with distinctive characteristics, and a famous school in Shandong Province to train applied basic talents.