COMMuniqué: From COMM Advising

Can I Put This Course on Pass-Fail Grading?

Pass-fail grading eligibility is NOT a characteristic of the course itself. Thus, courses in COMM, courses that appear on the Gen Ed or Related pre-approved list--any of these CAN, potentially, be placed on Pass-Fail grading. BUT BEFORE YOU DO SO, READ ON.

Your decision to place a course on Pass-Fail grading should be based on what the course is DOING for you, in your academic plan. 

The Basic Rule: COURSES BEING USED ONLY TO ADD CREDITS, TO MEET THE 120 MINIMUM OR 45-CREDIT RULE (2000+ LEVEL), may be placed on pass-fail grading. 

For CLAS students, then, courses that serve to satisfy a Gen Ed, Major, Related, or Minor requirement CANNOT be placed on pass-fail grading. 

So, if a COMM course is functioning in your plan to satisfy credits toward the 24 total that you need, in order to complete the COMM Major, then NO, you cannot put the course on Pass-Fail grading.

If, however, you’ve ALREADY completed your 24 credits, then any additional credits through COMM coursework would be extra--or elective.  In this case, YES, you can put a COMM course on pass-fail. 

The same is true for Gen Ed courses.  If you’ve completed all your  Gen Eds, then any courses that appear on the Gen Ed list, that you happen to take, would be extra—or electives—for you.  Again, then, YES, they could be put on pass-fail. 

Now, in the situation of Related courses, there are SO many options.  Keep track of how many of your 2000+ courses are being applied toward your Related Group requirement.   Remember that you ONLY need 12 credits (or four courses) to meet the Related requirement for the COMM Major.  Thus, if you take MORE than 12 credits that could be applied towards the Related requirement, then any OTHER credits through courses in the pre-Approved Related departments would be extra—or elective. 

• The Pass-Fail Grading policies of the University are detailed here, on the Registrar's page: https://registrar.uconn.edu/grades/.  Make sure to read this closely, before proceeding with the Pass-Fail option.
• Here is the form for placing a course on Pass-Fail, due to the Registrar by 5pm on SEPT 10:   https://registrar.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1604/2017/08/Pass-Fail-Marking-Request.pdf
• Here is the form to CANCEL this option, due by the Final Drop date (Mon OCT 29): https://registrar.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1604/2017/08/Pass-Fail-Marking-Cancellation.pdf

WHY Even Consider Placing a Course on Pass-Fail Grading?

Come talk to an Academic Advisor, if you’d like to discuss whether this option is right for you—for now or in a future semester (like your final semester?).  Come by the advising office, ARJ 245, either during Walk-in Advising this week and the next, or after Sept 11 through www.advapp.uconn.edu.

 

For more information, contact: Joel at jose.nebres@uconn.edu