Grading Option - Pass/No Pass

Some credit courses may be approved by the Curriculum Committee and listed in the College Catalog and Schedule of Classes as offered with a Pass/No Pass option. Under the Pass/No Pass option, a student enrolled in a course that normally awards traditional grades (A, B, C, D, or F) may elect to receive only a grade of either "Pass" or "No Pass." The grade of "Pass" will be given if the student's work is judged to be equivalent to the grade of A, B, or C, and the grade of "No Pass" if it is judged equivalent to a D or F.

Students may elect the Pass/No Pass option for only one course per semester except in cases where Pass/No Pass is the only grading option available for courses in which the student enrolls. No more than 15 units of Pass/No Pass may apply to the total units required for a degree. A course taken using the Pass/No Pass grading option may not be applied to satisfy an academic major requirement.

Students desiring to apply the Pass/No Pass grading option to a course are required to declare commitment to the Pass/No Pass status to the instructor prior to completion of 30% of the scheduled class meeting for the term. Once elected by the student, the Pass/No Pass grade option may not be changed back to the traditional grading option. (AP 4230.1, 4/1/09)