For SCCC credit courses, a student may elect to pursue a course on a PASS/FAIL (P/F) basis; a written contract must be signed by the student, the academic advisor, and the instructor. Under this option, an earned grade of A, B, C, or D will be recorded on the transcript as “P” denoting pass; a grade of “F” denoting fail will be recorded when the course is not passed. A grade of “P” does not affect a student’s grade point average; a grade of “F” is counted in the calculation of the grade point average and will have an adverse effect.
The following guidelines will be followed for the P/F Option:
- Courses which satisfy General Education Requirements for a degree program cannot be taken as P/F credit.
- Courses required in the major field of study cannot be taken as P/F credit.
- Courses designated as P/F by the college such as labs are considered an exception.
- Prior to the completion of 50% of the course, a student may elect to take a course as P/F; the VP of Academic Affairs will determine when 50% completion of course occurs.
- A written contract must be signed by the student, the academic advisor, and the instructor designating course(s) to be taken as P/F; once the contract is signed no changes will be allowed.
- A maximum of 24 credit hours
Although courses taken as P/F may count towards a degree at SCCC, other colleges, universities, scholarship committees, honor societies, etc. may not accept the P/F grades; it is the student’s responsibility to contact other institutions for information about acceptance of P/F graded courses.