Pass/Fail Option

Students may choose to forego a letter grade and take courses under the Pass/Fail Option under the following conditions:

The student must have completed sixty credits of academic work, including transfer credits.
The student may not be on academic probation.
The student must file a request form for the Pass/Fail Option with the Center for Student Services during the Program Change period each term; under no circumstances will a student be allowed to apply the pass/fail option to any course once the Program Change period has ended. Request forms must be signed by the instructor of the course.
Once a student chooses the Pass/Fail option he/she may not later decide to take a letter grade.
The Pass/Fail Option may be applied only to courses taken as electives and not to courses intended to fulfill degree requirements, including:
1. Courses intended to fulfill General Education equirements;
2. Courses in the student’s major, in a minor or a certificate program;
3. Courses intended to meet the requirements of graduate schools or other post-collegiate institutions, except where divisions shall provide otherwise.
The Pass/Fail Option may not be applied to Independent Study courses and Internships.
No more than one course in a single term and no more than an overall total of four courses or 12 credits (whichever is fewer) under the P/F option will be applied to the MMC degree.

In addition:

All requirements for the course must be completed to be eligible to receive the grade of Pass (P).
A grade of Pass (P) is not counted toward the student’s cumulative index, but a failing grade (F) is computed in the index.
A course in which a student receives a grade of pass may not be counted toward the 60 credit minimum MMC credits necessary to receive honors at Commencement. The Grade of Pass is considered equivalent to a grade of D or better. Grades of P generally do not transfer to other institutions.