Pass-Fail Option

The Pass-Fail Option permits a student, with the advisor’s approval, to take certain courses and earn a grade of P (Passing) or F (Failing), rather than a traditional letter grade (A,B,C,D). Quality points will not be used for pass-fail courses when the student receives a passing grade. However, a failing grade will carry the usual penalty for failure in a course.

The following courses may NOT be taken Pass-Fail:

• Courses at the 100-level
• Courses that are part of the professional semester
• Courses required for a major, a minor or the General Education Program 

Within the limitations given, students may enroll for courses as free electives on the pass-fail basis:

1. Completion of a minimum of 39 semester hours toward the bachelor’s degree is required before enrollment in pass-fail courses.
2. No more than 16 semester hours may be taken on a pass-fail basis; no more than two such courses may be taken in any one semester. All courses taken as pass-fail are counted towards the 16 hour maximum whether the student receives a P or an F.
3. In the event a student transfers to a department in which they have taken a pass-fail course, the student may petition the Registrar to rescind the pass/fail option for the course.

Pass-fail applications are available from the Office of the Registrar. A student who decides to enroll on a pass-fail basis is required to obtain their advisor’s signature on the application within the three-week period following the beginning of the semester. The student may not thereafter change status in the course(s).