Additional updates to the College's Pass/D/Fail policy and deadline

 

Dear Students,   As a follow up to my email from last week, I am writing to announce additional updates to the College’s Pass/D/Fail policy and deadlines, which are being put in place to further support your ability to finish the semester successfully.    Further extension of Pass/D/Fail Deadline Students will have until this Friday, May 3 to finalize their P/D/F elections in SSOL.    Option to Elect Pass/D/Fail Grading in One Major or Minor Course As we announced last week, students may elect P/D/F grading for two spring 2024 courses (rather than the usual limit of one course per term).   As a further exception, we will allow one of the two courses to be a course that is needed for either a major or a minor requirement. The P/D/F-elected course will count towards major or minor requirements if a passing grade is received. Please note: • The limit is one course. (Students cannot elect one course for their major and one course for their minor. Double majors must choose one class towards one of their two majors.) • Students may not elect P/D/F grading for senior thesis or capstone courses.   Additional Pass/D/Fail Revoking Period for Graduating Seniors We will allow an additional week for graduating seniors to make a more informed decision about whether to revoke their previously-declared spring 2024 P/D/F elections.     After the May 3 P/D/F election deadline, graduating seniors can use this Slate form to revoke a previously-declared P/D/F election until Friday, May 10. (Please note that seniors who revoke a P/D/F election during this period will not be able to elect P/D/F in a different class.)     We hope this extra week gives a valuable opportunity for seniors to better assess their readiness to complete final exams and papers before the P/D/F elections are finalized.  We are offering this exception to seniors, who are not able to uncover “P” grades due to the timing of official degree conferral. As usual, continuing students will have until the end of the second week of the fall semester (September 13, 2024) to choose whether or not to uncover “P” grades.     I strongly encourage those of you who are considering a P/D/F election in your major to consult with your advisers and/or the department chair before doing so, in order to understand the potential impact on your course of study and cumulative learning in your field.   I wish you all the best with your studies at the close of the semester.   Sincerely, Dean Grinage