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Pass/No Pass Classes

P/NP (Pass/No Pass Classes) “formerly known as Credit/No Credit”

Courses may be offered in either or both of the following categories:

  1. Courses in which all students are evaluated on a “Pass/No Pass” basis; and
  2. Courses in which each student may elect upon registration, or before the last day of instruction, to take the course on a Pass/No Pass” basis.

A student electing to be evaluated on the “Pass/No Pass” basis will receive both course credit and unit credit upon satisfactory completion of the course. In computing a student’s grade-point average, grades of “Pass/No Pass” are omitted from the calculation. A Pass grade is granted for performance that is equivalent to the letter grade of “C” or better. A student who fails to perform satisfactorily will be assigned a “No Pass” grade.

The student is held responsible for all assignments and examinations required in the course. The standards of evaluation are identical for all students in the course.

Procedures for Pass/No Pass Grading

Students must file a “Request for a Pass/No Pass Grade” in the Counseling Center before the last day of instruction. For courses of less than a semester’s duration, requests must be filed according to the specific deadlines set for each term by the Vice President of Instruction. Please see the Add/Drop Deadlines page on our website for more information. For courses where a combination grading system is available (letter grading or Pass/No Pass grading), a letter grade will be assigned unless a request has been filed. Once a request has been filed, no additional change in the grading system will be permitted.

In courses in which Pass/No Pass is authorized, the “P” grade is granted for performance that is equivalent to the letter grade of “C” or better.

Pass/No Pass grades and units earned will be recorded on the student’s grade report and permanent record. These units will not be used in computing the student’s grade point average but will be considered a part of the student’s cumulative unit total. Units attempted in which a grade of “NP” is recorded shall be considered in progress probation and dismissal procedures.

All units earned on a Pass/No Pass basis in accredited California institutions of higher education or equivalent out-of-state institutions shall meet community college curriculum requirements. 

Courses Eligible for Pass/No Pass Grading

(not recommended for courses used within a major)

ADMJ 2131, 2133, 2134

ART 1500, 1600, 1610, 1620, 1625, 1631, 1640, 1800, 1811, 1820, 2010

ARTH 1510, 1520, 2030, 2040

ASTR 1511

BIOL 1500, 1513, 1520, 2201, 2202, 2203, 2250, 2257, 2258, 2259, 2260, 2265, 2370

BSAD 2220, 2221

BUSN 1050, 1051, 1053, 1055, 1056, 1059, 1500, 1510, 1513, 1536, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2275, 2900

CHEM 1510, 2211, 2212

CIS 1603, 1703, 1812, 1902, 2020

CJA 2131, 2133, 2134

COMM 1510,1511, 1520, 1530, 1590

CTRP 1010, 1015, 1070, 1075, 1080, 1090, 1210, 1250, 1260

DNTL 1054

DRAM 1510, 1535

DS 1501, 1502, 1503, 1504, 1505, 1506, 1507

ECEF 1500, 1501, 1511, 1521, 1531, 1561, 1571, 1581, 1582, 1583, 1584, 1590, 1601, 1611, 1612, 1621, 1653, 1654, 2021, 2041, 2051

ECON 2120, 2210

EDTC 1500

EDUC 1500

ENER 1510, 1513, 1515, 1530, 1610, 1630

ENGL 1000, 1500, 1501, 1600, 1700, 2100, 2150, 2600

ESCI 1520

ETHN 1510, 2280

GEOG 1510, 1520

GEOL 1500, 1501

HIST 2000, 2002, 2004, 2210, 2212, 2230, 2231, 2232, 2270, 2280

HLED 1059, 1510

HUM 1500, 2010

IES 1513 

JRNL 1510

KINE 1510, 1540

LIBR 1548

LRSK  0250, 0910

MATH 0230, 0240, 1050, 1060, 1500, 1505, 1505C, 1510, 1510C, 1520, 1520C, 1530, 1540, 1540C, 2100, 2120, 2125, 2130, 2140

MGMT 1500, 1505, 1510, 1515, 1520, 1525, 1530, 1535, 1540, 1545, 1550, 1555, 1560, 1565, 2900

MUSC 1510

OSH 1100, 1102, 1104, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1119, 1125, 1532, 1552, 2000, 2058, 2065

PETC 1100, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105

PHED 1520, 1523, 1528, 1529, 1532, 1533, 1542, 1601, 1623, 1629, 1632, 1646, 1721, 1723, 1724, 1728, 1729, 1732, 1734, 1735, 1742, 1823, 2146, 2734

PHIL 1501, 1520, 1531

PHOT 1510

PHYS 2221, 2222, 2223

POSC 1501

PSCI 1520

PSYC 1500, 1501, 1520, 2003, 2030, 2033, 2050, 2080, 2200 

RECR 1510

SOC 1510, 2110, 2120, 2141

SPAN 1501, 1601, 1602, 2001, 2002

STSU 1001, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1500, 1505,1525, 1530, 1550

TUTR 0260

WELD 1513, 1560

WKEX 1014