Effective Date: June, 4 2013
Last Reviewed: June, 4 2013
Starting with Class of 2017:
The College permits juniors or seniors to employ a Pass-Fail Option in one course each semester for a total of four Pass-Fail courses. The grade of “P” is given to students who successfully complete a course in which they have exercised the Pass-Fail Option. The student who fails such a course will receive a grade of “F’’ which is counted the same as any other failure.
The Pass-Fail Option can be used only in a course which is a free elective. No course taken as Pass-Fail can fulfill a General Education, major or minor requirement, unless accepted in transfer as part of a Stonehill College approved abroad or external program and approved by the relevant Department Chairperson or Program Director. Any student may take up to two Foreign Language courses even if this exceeds the maximum number of Pass-Fail courses allowed as long as these courses are not requirements of the major or minor, or General Education.
The student who passes such a course will receive a grade of “P’’ with no quality points figured in the cumulative average. In addition, a student who chooses to take a course under the Pass-Fail Option must have a minimum of 12 (twelve) additional credits from courses graded with standard letter grades to be considered for Dean’s List.
Students must fill out a Pass-Fail form in the Registrar’s Office during the first two weeks of the semester in order to exercise the Pass-Fail Option. To change a grading option after the first two weeks, a student must petition the Standards and Standing Committee which rarely grants such petitions.