Pass/Fail

Students may elect to take a limited number of courses on a Pass/Fail (P/F) basis. To enroll for a course on a Pass/Fail basis, students must have achieved at least sophomore standing and must not be on academic probation. A minimum 12 graded credit hours is required.

A graduating senior who has permission to take fewer than 12 credit 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 P grade is automatically converted to the grade actually earned.

No more than 18 credit hours graded P may be counted toward the degree, and no more than one course per term may be taken P/F.

The P/F option does not apply to courses in the following categories:

• Courses counted toward AXLE or College Core requirements.
• Courses in the major field(s), other courses that may be counted toward the major(s), or courses required for the major(s).
• For students with an individually designed interdisciplinary major, courses listed in the student’s plan of study.
• For students planning an optional minor, courses in the minor field or those eligible to count toward an interdisciplinary minor.
• Courses eligible to count toward the major or minor, regardless of whether the student has already satisfied major or minor requirements.
• Courses that have been specifically excluded from the P/F option.
• Courses taken previously.

Students may elect grading on a Pass/Fail basis or change from Pass/Fail to graded status until the deadline date for withdrawing from a course that is published in the Academic Calendar. Pass/Fail rules, requirements, and deadlines are not petitionable.

Grading

Those electing the Pass/Fail option must meet all course requirements (e.g. reports, papers, examinations, attendance, etc.) and are graded in the normal way. Instructors are not informed of the names of students enrolled on a Pass/Fail basis. At the end of the semester, a regular grade is submitted for the student enrolled under the P/F option. Any grade of D– or above is converted in the Student Records System to a P, while an F will be recorded if a student enrolled under this option fails the course. The P grade is not counted in the grade point average nor used in the determination of honors. The grade of F earned under the Pass/Fail option is included in the calculation of the grade point average.

The grade for a class will be converted from P to the recorded letter grade if a student later declares a major or minor toward which that class counts. The recorded letter grade will be included in both the overall and the major or minor grade point average.

Process

Complete the Change of Course Request form. The form will be routed to the appropriate office for review and approval.

All requests to take a course on a Pass/Fail basis must be received no later than the published deadline for the semester; please consult the Academic Calendar for all deadlines.