Pass/Fail Option
With permission from the Associate Dean for Advising and Academic Affairs, juniors and seniors may take one non-major, non-required elective course each semester on a pass/fail grading basis. To submit a request for pass/fail, a student should fill out the eform found on Inside ND.
Please note: These declarations must be made during the enrollment period in the first six days of each semester. Once made, these declarations are irreversible.
Note: To be eligible for Dean’s List status, a student must have a minimum of 12 graded credits for the semester.Beginning in the summer session following the student’s sophomore year and the student’s achievement of junior status, undergraduate students may take one Standard Letter Grade course each semester and summer session on a pass/fail basis.Undergraduate students may take no more than four pass/fail courses total. To elect the pass/fail option, students must seek approval from the dean (or the dean’s designee) of their degree granting college or school during the first six class days of the semester or during the first calendar week of a summer session course. To be eligible for the pass/fail option, the course must be outside the student’s declared programs (majors, supplementary majors, and minors). Courses taken on a pass/fail basis may not be used to satisfy University Core Curriculum, college or school, or program requirements. Study abroad courses may not be taken on a pass/fail basis. Faculty, departments, and colleges and schools may refuse pass/fail requests for selected courses. Please see academic code for more details.