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Academic Policies

Taking Courses for Pass/Fail Credit

Students may elect to take some courses in which they can receive the grade P (Pass). The grade of P will appear on the record for a student who is awarded the grade D– or higher under the P/F option. A student who fails a course under this option will receive earn the F.

Eligibility

Sophomores, juniors, and seniors not on academic probation may register for a course on a pass/fail basis. A maximum of 18 hours graded P may be counted toward the degree. No more than one course per term may be taken on a P/F basis. The P/F option does not apply to courses in the following categories:

  1. Courses counted toward AXLE requirements;
  2. Courses in the major field(s), courses that may be counted toward the major(s), or courses that are required for the major(s);
  3. For students with a defined interdisciplinary major, courses that are required for the major or that are eligible to count toward the major;
  4. For students with an individually designed interdisciplinary major; courses listed in the student's plan of study;
  5. For students planning an optional minor, courses in the minor field or those eligible to count toward an interdisciplinary minor;
  6. Courses that have been specifically excluded from the P/F option;
  7. Courses taken previously.

Students must be enrolled for at least 12 hours on a regularly graded basis. If a student drops a course and falls below 12 graded hours, the P/F course is converted automatically to a regularly graded basis.

Candidates for teacher licensure should be aware that part of the Teacher Education program is offered only with the grade P or F. These candidates should, therefore, plan their programs so that the total hours of P, including student teaching, will not exceed 18.

Grading

All P/F students are expected to meet normal course requirements (e.g., reports, papers, examinations, laboratory attendance) and are graded in the normal way. At the end of the semester, students enrolled on a P/F basis are awarded a regular grade. Any grade of D– or above is converted in the Student Records System to a P, while other grades remain as awarded. A student taking a course on a P/F basis must meet the course prerequisites as set forth in this catalog.

The grade P is not counted in the grade point average nor used in the determination of honors. The grade of F earned under the P/F option is included in the calculation of grade point average just as it would be when earned on a regularly graded basis.

Exceptions for Graduating Seniors

A graduating senior who has permission to take fewer than 12 hours on a graded basis may take one course on a P/F basis in addition to the courses required for graduation. If the student does not graduate at the end of that semester, the grade P is automatically converted to the grade actually earned.

Registering for a Class on a Pass/Fail Basis

You can change a course to Pass/Fail from your cart or from the enrolled classes screen. If a course is eligible to be taken on a Pass/Fail basis, then a notebook icon will appear on the course row: Notebook icon

• A window will appear and give you the option to select the Grading Basis from a drop-down menu.

Edit Class

• Select P/NP (Pass/No Pass) and click Save.

• Make sure that the success message appears at the bottom of the page. Once the deadline to change courses to Pass/Fail status has passed (the end of the Change Period), you will not be able to edit the grading status to Pass/Fail.

Saved