Students at the Bloomberg School of Public Health may elect to take courses on a pass/fail basis only with the consent of their academic advisor. Each department has determined for its own students which courses may be taken on a pass/fail basis. Students should consult their departmental requirements for specific grading requirements when considering the pass/fail option. Students who must submit grades to employers, to funding agencies, or to other academic programs should also consult the appropriate offices before electing the pass/fail option. Course instructors do not know which registrants are enrolled on a pass/fail basis until final grade rosters are distributed, usually the sixth week of the term. Instructors are expected to evaluate student performance without regard to grading status and to give students appropriate feedback regarding their performance throughout the term. A grade of P will be recorded on the official grade roster for those students who have elected the pass/fail option and whose performance would otherwise be rated as A, B, or C. For students who perform poorly, instructors will assign a grade of D or F. If an advisor, student, or department needs to know the specific grade a student earns, the student should not be permitted to enroll pass/fail. There will be no retroactive changes from regular grading to pass/fail and vice versa. If a student transfers to a program that requires a standard letter grade for a course that the student completed pass/fail, the student must repeat the course or obtain a waiver from the department. Deadlines for filing Pass/Fail requests will be adhered to without exception. Pass/Fail forms cannot be accepted after the published add/drop deadline for each term. All students should consider carefully before exercising the Pass/Fail option. Pass/Fail or letter grades, once elected, may not be reversed on the student¹s official academic record.
Last updated June 9, 2003
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