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Pass/Fail

  2. Majors and Minors
  3. Departments and Units
  4. Courses
  5. LSA Degrees
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  7. LSA Academic Policies
    1. Credit Limits
    2. Special Kinds of Credit
    3. Transfer Information
    4. Registration and Enrollment
      1. Accuracy of Schedule
      2. Class Attendance
      3. Drop/Add
      4. Withdrawal from the College
      5. Pass/Fail
      6. Full Time vs Part Time Status
      7. Class Standing
      8. Closed Course, Waitlist, and Override Information
      9. Final Exams
      10. Dual Enrollment
      11. Readmission
      12. Auditing Courses
      13. Course Credits and Contact Hours
    6. Your Academic Record
    7. LSA International Travel Policy
    8. LSA Student Commitment to the Wolverine Culture of Care
  9. Dates and Deadlines
  10. Academic Integrity
  11. Engaged Learning
  12. STEM
  13. What Will You Do with an LSA Degree?

A student may elect a course on a Pass/Fail basis, in which case the registrar will enter a grade of P if a grade of "C-" through "A+" had been reported on the grade roster submitted by the instructor and a grade of F if a grade less than "C-" had been reported on the grade roster. You are allowed to take up to 30 credits Pass/Fail or Credit/No Credit. (Pass/Fail is an option. Credit/No Credit is a mandatory grading pattern established at the course level.)

Please note the following regarding Pass/Fail elections: 

  • Students have until the official last day of class as determined by the Registrar to modify a class pass/fail. Students may change back to the regular grading pattern, but only up until the third week deadline. After the third week, students cannot switch from a Pass/Fail election back to a graded pattern.  
  • Non-graded courses earn credit toward a degree but not honor points. Therefore, "Pass" (or "Credit") grades do not enter into the computation of the term or cumulative grade point averages.
  • Courses used to fulfill a major or minor requirement must be taken for a grade and cannot be elected pass/fail. Courses with the same subject code as the department of major or minor can be elected pass/fail only if they are not being used to fulfill a major or minor requirement. 
  • The final course used to fulfill the language requirement must be taken for a letter grade and cannot be elected Pass/Fail.
  • Students must have a minimum of 90 graded credits toward the 120 credits required for a degree.
  • Graded courses that have been transferred in from another school or college count toward the 90 graded credits. 
  • "P" courses from COVID grading terms WN20, FA20, WN21, SP21, SU21 also count toward the 90 graded credits.
  • Mini-courses have different start and end dates. The deadline to record a mini-course as Pass/Fail is the last day of class for that particular course, which may differ from the last day of classes for a full term course.
  • Courses with CR/NC and S/U grading patterns may not be elected Pass/Fail.
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