Pass/Fail Option

Students in good academic standing are permitted to elect up to a total of four courses from their total undergraduate hours for pass/fail credit. Courses carried pass/fail may not be counted toward the core curriculum, the academic major or minor, or any other course requirements specified by the University or the college in which the degree is to be conferred. The only exceptions are required courses offered only for pass/fail, such as Well Being (WB) courses. Students who have elected the pass/fail option earn credit and a pass grade for work equivalent to a D-minus or better. Courses taken for pass/fail do not count in the grade point average if passed; if failed, they are counted as F. Upper-division courses passed under the pass/fail option shall count for upper-division credit if passed. A change from pass/fail to grade credit or from grade credit to pass/fail is not permitted after the deadline published by Registration and Records, typically in the fourth week of classes during the fall and spring semesters.

If a student passes a course under the pass/fail option and subsequently changes the intended major to one for which pass/fail credit in the course would not normally be accepted, the course may be counted toward the new major with the approval of the administrative committee of the college in which the degree is to be conferred.

The pass/fail option is not available to graduate students, but some courses in the Jordan College of the Arts are designated as pass/fail.