Honor Board Applications Are Open!

 

How can I withdraw from a class now that the drop deadline has passed?

The deadline to withdraw from a Spring 2023 class is March 23. This means the classes will remain on your record with a mark of W.  You will not earn the credits for this class, but the W will not impact your GPA.  

Note: You may not withdraw from a class if doing so would leave you with fewer than 12 credits.

 

To withdraw from a class, use this online form, following these steps:


1. Consult with your adviser.

2. Get an email from your adviser confirming they approve you to withdraw from this specific class.

3. Download that email as a PDF or save a screenshot of it.

4. Complete and submit the online W form, uploading your adviser’s confirmation email when prompted to do so.

5. You will receive an email confirmation once your W request is processed, ordinarily within two business days. 

Note that the W will not appear on your record until the end of the semester when final grades are entered.

Do you have thoughts about the Foundations Curriculum? Come share them at a focus group!

 

Dear Students,

As a Barnard Junior or Senior, you are invited to participate in an assessment study focused on the Foundations Curriculum. The goal of this study is to gather feedback on the curriculum to better understand students’ experience navigating these Foundations requirements, including students’ perspectives on if and how the curriculum shaped their thinking, values, and/or skills. This assessment study is part of a larger effort at the College to review the Foundations Curriculum and recommend changes to the curriculum for the next generation of students. The Foundations Curriculum Review Committee, which includes faculty and staff from across the College, will use the results from these focus groups to inform their review and recommendations. Your feedback is vital for shaping the future of this curriculum.

The study is being conducted as a joint effort of the Provost’s Office, the Office of Institutional Research & Assessment (IR&A), and the Center for Engaged Pedagogy (CEP). The focus groups will be facilitated by Student Learning Assessment Fellows within the CEP, with support from Madeline Miley, Senior Assessment Analyst, within IR&A. The assessment team, led by Laurie Postlewate and Melissa Wright, would be very grateful for your participation. 

If you decide to participate, the focus group will meet in person (dates and times listed below) and it will take about 60 minutes to complete.

The focus group will be audio recorded, and a transcript will be used for data analysis purposes. Specifically, the following information will be removed from the transcript:

• Your name and any other information that would make it possible to identify you

• The name and any other information that would make it possible to identify any other person or organization that you mention during the focus group

As an incentive for your participation in this assessment study, we will offer you a boxed meal available during or after the focus group, and a fanny pack with a Barnard College logo.  (Your participation in this project is entirely voluntary. If you do decide to participate, you can still stop at any time without any effect on your relationship with the Provost’s Office, Institutional Research & Assessment, or the Center for Engaged Pedagogy or anyone else associated with this project.)

Please indicate your availability to participate (check all available times) by February 16, 2023 via the Google Form linked below. You will receive confirmation via email indicating the date, time, and location of your focus group.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFVa6EjtN5JvjNxvLJ3TLt_qM3UkBOf-O_Mtg__sZNvagSCg/viewform?usp=sf_link

By filling out the Google Form, you are indicating that you are interested in participating in this focus group. If you are interested but not available in suggested time slots, please email us directly (contact information below).

If you have concerns or problems about your participation in this project, or the project itself, you may contact:

Laurie Postlewate

Sr. Lecturer in French and Medieval & Renaissance Studies

Co-Director, First Year Seminar

Special Advisor to the Provost, Academic Programs and Curriculum 

Barnard College, Columbia University

lpostlew@barnard.edu

OR

Melissa Wright

Interim Executive Director

Center for Engaged Pedagogy

Barnard College, Columbia University

mawright@barnard.edu

You may now change your grading option to Pass/D/Fail for Spring 2023 classes; deadline is Thursday March 23.

If you are considering electing the P/D/F option for a spring 2023 course, you may do so beginning January 30, 2023.  The last day to elect the P/D/F option is March 23, 2023, which is also the deadline to withdraw from a class and receive a mark of W.  

*Special note for anyone graduating this spring -- you cannot uncover grades of P from a course taken during  your last semester. 

Also, reminder that previous years' special p/d/f rules are no longer in effect - courses taken p/d/f this year are subject to the usual rules.  Read all about p/d/f on the Registrar's website:

Rules:

Current students may elect P/D/F grading in a maximum of 23 points (22 points for students entering as transfers).  Courses that are only available with P/F grading are not counted. Courses where P/D/F grading is chosen but the grade is later uncovered will still count towards the credit limit.

The instructor is not informed when a student elects the Pass/D/Fail option. The instructor will assign a letter grade, which will be converted to P/D/F.  Because of this, students may see a letter grade in SSOL and should reference their Barnard transcript to see the P/D/F grade.

• A letter grade of A+ through C- will appear on the transcript as a P, and will not be factored into the GPA

• A letter grade of D will appear on the transcript as a D, and will be factored into the GPA

• A letter grade of F will appear on the transcript as an F, and will be factored into the GPA

Classes taken for P/D/F grades can be applied to general education requirements but not to major or minor requirements.  

How to elect or revoke the P/D/F option

After the registration deadline for a term, students can elect p/d/f grading for any registered course.   The deadline to make this election (or to undo it - also called “revoking”) is posted in the academic calendar.  Students may not request P/D/F retroactively.

To elect the P/D/F option:

-Go to portal.barnard.edu.  (Use a browser other than Safari).

- Under the Academics tab, click on "Planning your courses", and then "Request P/D/F for a course".

- Log in

-Click on Pass/D/Fail.  

-Click “P/D/F” in the Select column for each course you want to take p/d/f.  Be sure to submit a request for each part of a course (e.g. lecture and lab). 

-Click submit.

 

After 3 business days, you can return to the same portal page to check the status of your request.

-If your request is still pending, you will see your request but no action.

-If your request has been approved, you will see “Approved” in the P/D/F Status column 

-You will also see “Grading: Pass/Fail” on the course section in Student Planning.

 

If you requested P/D/F for a course in your major department

-you will see "Dept Chair approval reqd" in the PDF Status column.

-you will also receive email instructing you to obtain department chair approval by a certain deadline

-If the request is approved by the Chair, you will see a status of “Approved.”  If not, it will say “Denied.”

 

To undo/ revoke your P/D/F election (must be done prior to the P/D/F deadline):

-click on “Revoke” in the Select column.

-Within 3 business days, the “Grading: Pass/Fail” note will have returned to “Graded” in Student Planning.

-If you revoke the P/D/F election, it will not count towards your P/D/F credit limit.

-If you drop or officially withdraw from a class that you had previously P/D/F'ed, you should also revoke the P/D/F so that it won't count towards your P/D/F limit.

The Next Furman START workshop is Tuesday, February 21!