P/NP (Pass/No Pass Classes) “formerly known as Credit/No Credit”
Courses may be offered in either or both of the following categories:
- Courses in which all students are evaluated on a “Pass/No Pass” basis; and
- 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.
Courses Eligible for Pass/No Pass Grading
(not recommended for courses used within a major)
ADMJ 2134
ART 1500, 1600, 1610, 1620, 1625, 1631, 1640, 1650, 1800, 1811, 1815, 1820, 1825, 1830, 2010
ARTH C1100, C1200, 2030, 2040
ASL 1500
ASTR C1000
BIOL C1001, 1513, 1520, 2201, 2202, 2203, 2250, 2257, 2258, 2259, 2260, 2265, 2370
BSAD 2220, 2221
BUSN 0550, 0551, 0553, 0555, 0556, 0559, 1500, 1510, 1513, 1536, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2275, 2900
CHEM 1510, 2211, 2212
CIS 1603, 1703, 1812, 1902, 2020
COMM C1000, 1505, 1507, 1510, 1520, 1530, 1550, 1590
COSC 2000
CTRP 0510, 0515, 0570, 0575, 0580, 0590, 0710, 0750, 0760
DNTL 0554
DRAM 1510, 1535
DS 1501, 1502, 1503, 1504, 1505, 1506, 1507, 9250, 9260, 9280
ECEF 1500, 1501, 1511, 1521, 1531, 1561, 1571, 1581, 1582, 1583, 1584, 1590, 1601, 1611, 1612, 1621, 1653, 1654, 2021, 2041, 2051
ECON C2001, C2002
EDTC 1500
EDUC 1500
EHS 1550, 1560
ENER 0525, 1513, 1515, 1530, 1610, 1630
ENGL C1000, C1000E, C1003, 1502, 1700, 2100, 2150, 2600
ESCI 1520
ESL 9100, 9110, 9210, 9300, 9310
ETHN 1510, 1520, 1530, 2280
GEOG 1510, 1520
GEOL 1500, 1501
HIST C1001, C1002, 2000, 2202, 2204, 2210, 2212, 2230, 2270, 2280
HLED 0559, 1510, 1601, 1602
HUM 1500, 2010
KINE 1510, 1520, 1540
LIBR 1548
LRSK 0250, 0910
MATH 0210S, 0550, 0560, 0570S, 1500, 1500C, 1505, 1505C, 1510, 1510C, 1520, 1520C, 1530, 1530C, 1540, 1540C, 1550, 1570, 1570S, 2100S, 2125, 2130, 2140, C2211, C2221
MGMT 1500, 1505, 1510, 1515, 1520, 1525, 1530, 1535, 1540, 1545, 1550, 1555, 1565, 2900
MUSC 1510
OSH 0601, 0602, 0604, 0606, 0607, 0608, 0609, 0612, 0613, 0614, 0615, 0616, 0619, 0625, 1532, 1552, 2058, 2065
PETC 0601, 0602, 0603, 0604, 0605
PHED 1520, 1523, 1528, 1529, 1532, 1533, 1542, 1600, 1601, 1602, 1605, 1610, 1611, 1612, 1615, 1623, 1629, 1632, 1646, 1721, 1723, 1724, 1728, 1729, 1732, 1734, 1735, 1742, 1823, 2001, 2011, 2146, 2734
PHIL 1501, 1520, 1531, 1620
PHOT 1510
PHYS 2221, 2222, 2223
POLS C1000
POSC 1502, 1503, 1504, 1506, 1507
PSCI 1520
PSYC C1000, 1501, 1520, 2003, 2030, 2033, 2050, 2070, 2080, 2200
RECR 1510
SLP 1400, 1500, 1550, 2400, 2500, 2600, 2700, 2800
SOC 1510, 2110, 2120, 2141
SPAN 1501, 1601, 1602, 2001, 2002
STSU 0501, 0516, 0517, 0518, 0519, 1500, 1505, 1525, 1530, 1550
WELD 1500, 1510, 1513, 1520, 1530, 1540 1560
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 notice and pause 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.