Pass/No Pass Guidelines
Timeline to Request a Pass/No Pass Grade
- You may request a P/NP grade through the completion of the course.
- The deadline to submit a P/NP request is on the last date of the term.
Considerations When Choosing a P/NP Grade
There can be drawbacks to requesting a Pass/No Pass grade.
- We highly recommend you speak with a counselor before making the change to P/NP. Once the request is made, you cannot revert to a letter grade.
- Some transfer universities may not accept Pass grades for credit or major requirements, and you will not be allowed to repeat a class at Foothill after receiving a Pass grade.
- Once the term begins, you must submit the completed Pass/No Pass Form to the Admissions & Records Office.
Important Note:
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How to Request a Pass/No Pass Grade
During registration, you may choose the Pass/No Pass option online inside MyPortal.
Note: Once you select and submit the request for Pass/No Pass grading, this action cannot be reversed.
Before choosing the option, please review Considerations When Choosing P/NP above.
Follow These Steps:
- LOG IN to MyPortal
- SELECT Student Registration Tile > Registration Dashboard
- SELECT Register for Classes > Term
- AFTER you complete registering for the class, SELECT Schedule and Options
- SELECT Normal Grade Rule > Use dropdown arrow to SELECT Pass/No Pass > Submit
- NOTE: If the course is Letter Grade Only, you will not see the Pass/No Pass option.
- After classes begin, you will need to access, complete and sign the A&R online Pass/No Pass form by the request deadline.
- By signing the online form, it will be automatically emailed to the Admissions and Records office for processing. Note: You must confirm the signature with your email before it will be sent.
- See academic calendar for specific dates for each term.
Rules for Pass/No Pass Grading
Foothill offers Pass/No Pass grading for a number of courses, as authorized by California law (Title V) and the Foothill-De Anza Community College District board of trustees.
- Some courses are designated in the catalog as Pass/No Pass (P/NP) courses. In those courses, a letter grade is not available. Among these classes are those with a “single satisfactory standard of performance for which unit credit is assigned.” (See Section 51302 of Title V.)
- For other courses, you may select the Pass/No Pass option instead of a letter grade.
- Once you select the Pass/No Pass option, the resulting grade is final.
- You may not apply more than 30 units of credit earned with a Pass (P) grade toward an Associate iin Arts degree.
- In most cases, you may not apply a Pass (P) grade toward your major requirements, unless your major division lists a Pass/No Pass (P/NP) course on its curriculum sheets.
- Pass/No Pass grades are not used to calculate grade point averages. However, a grade of No Pass (NP) can be considered in probation and dismissal procedures. You can learn more by reading the Policy on Standards for Probation. (This Policy is currently suspended until December 2022).
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