Select the P/NP grade option on WebReg when you enroll in the class. Note: If you're already enrolled for a letter grade and want to change to P/NP, you must do so on WebReg within the first four weeks of the quarter. Read about How to Change a Grading Option.
Undergraduates, you might want to choose the P/NP (Pass/ Not Pass) grade option when you're uncertain how well you're going to do in a class or when you don't want a class to count toward your GPA. Make sure you understand the P/NP grading option. Only undergraduates can select P/NP.
Follow these steps if you decide to take a class P/NP. Your college advisor can tell you if it meets General Education requirements. Your department advisor can tell you if a P/NP will meet your major requirements. Select the P/NP grade option on WebReg when you enroll in the class.
No credit is given for courses graded NP. Graduate students may take undergraduate courses P/NP with the approval of their graduate advisor, provided the course is offered P/NP. Undergraduate students in good standing may undertake courses on a P/NP basis subject to the following limitations and provided they meet the following conditions.
Contact the appropriate advisor to determine if a P/NP is right for the class: Your college advisor can tell you if it meets General Education requirements. Your department advisor can tell you if a P/NP will meet your major requirements. Select the P/NP grade option on WebReg when you enroll in the class. Note: If you're already enrolled ...
Undergraduates, you might want to choose the P/NP (Pass/ Not Pass) grade option when you're uncertain how well you're going to do in a class or when you don't want a class to count toward your GPA. Make sure you understand the P/NP grading option. Only undergraduates can select P/NP.
Only undergraduates can select P/NP. (Graduate students, read about the S/U grade option .) If you are in good academic standing, you can choose P/NP unless the course is approved otherwise by the Academic Senate.
They have not been restricted or prohibited from the use of the P/NP option due to having earned an excessive number of NP grades. Students with more than 8 units of NP grades in one quarter or with more than 20 units of NP grades in all terms of university enrollment combined may be so restricted. In the case of repeated courses in which ...
Courses in the major or minor, whether lower- or upper-division, in or outside of the major department, must be taken for a letter grade. With prior approval of appropriate faculty committees, a department may specify that certain “major” or “minor” courses may be taken P/NP.
Passed/not passed grades (P/NP) are not included in the computation of university grade-point averages. Courses graded P, however, are acceptable for unit and appropriate degree credit. P grades will be assigned only for coursework equivalent to a C or better on the letter-grade basis. NP grades will be assigned for work equivalent to a C- or below. No credit is given for courses graded NP.
A negative balance is often called a deficit. If your cumulative GPA falls below 2.0, knowing your grade deficit can help you determine the grades you'll need to return to regular academic standing. See below for details.
Conversely, if you are absolutely certain that you will fail a course (not even a D- ), a grade of NP will not affect your GPA.