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.