Summer 2020 ONLY: P/NP Grading option and extension of deadlines

To further support undergraduate students this Summer 2020, the following exception to normal requlation and polices have been made:

1) To  to allow students in good standing* to take more courses in a summer session term on a P/NP basis.
All undergraduate courses offered by the school of engineering in summer 2020, including minor and major courses can be taken for P/NP and will meet Samueli Engineering minor and major degree requirements if a student earns a P grade.
*good academic standing means that a student earned a C (2.0) average for the most recent completed term and a cumulative C (2.0) average in all University work. Students NOT in good academic standing* should consult with their academic counselor if considering this P/NP option.

2) To extend the deadline for changing the grading basis on an optionally graded course using MyUCLA without need for petition to the last day of instruction.

3) To eliminate the fees to drop a course and to change the grading basis on an optionally graded course after Friday of Week 2.

• If a student is repeating a course that was initially taken for a letter grade, the student must repeat the course on letter grade basis as is detailed in the UCLA catalog.
• Keep in mind to earn a P grade the student’s grade in the course needs to be a C or higher, where if the course is taken for letter grade grades above an F grade are passing {e.g D-) with the exception of university requirements such as  American History and Institutions Requirement, ESL/Writing I and Writing II (ethics courses) must be passed with a minimum C or P to satisfy the requirement.   Additionally, in order to meet degree requirements, a student must meet the minimum grade-point average is 2.000 for all course work completed (Cumulative GPA), upper-division courses used for the major (Major Field Upper Division GPA), and required upper-division course work (Upper Division GPA) completed at any UC campus.
•  For courses outside of engineering (e.g. Math), if that department designates the grading to be SO (student option LG or P/NP), then engineering students have the grading option.
  
• Undergraduates that take a S/U graduate-level course will receive a P/NP grade basis.  Grading is student-driven, not course-driven (unless it’s mandatory).  Even if the course is mandatory S/U, an undergrad will be converted to a P/NP grade basis.
• If a student is on a financial aid or scholarship, wanting to meet minimum requirements for Latin Honors, Dean Honors or other honors programs or part of a program or planning to apply to a program that has a minimum grade or graded unit requirement or if a student is planning to apply to graduate programs or medical school you are advised to assure you are still meeting the minimum grade and unit criteria required (unless that Office/Program or School’s graduate program directly has advised you otherwise of exceptions).
• Note: students will not be able to drop to zero units via MyUCLA; this will still require a withdrawal petition. Retroactive drop requests after the extended deadline will be considered but normally not apporved.
  

Fall 2020:

At this time, Normal P/NP Grading option and enrollment deadlines are in place as detailed at

the OASA Deadlines and Enrollment Policies webpage

For Summer 2020 ONLY, all graduate courses offered by the school of engineering, including major courses can be taken for a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis.  Courses that were normally designated letter grade only can still be taken for a letter grade or S/U for Summer 2020.  Students may enroll for Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grading for any graduate or upper-division course offered by an engineering department and if an S grade is earned may apply toward requirements. If a student is repeating a course that was initially taken for a letter grade, the student must repeat the course on letter grade basis as is detailed in the UCLA catalog.
Students not in good academic standing* should consult with their graduate student affair officer if considering this S/U option.
**good academic standing means that a student earned a B (3.0) average for the most recent completed term and a cumulative B (3.0) average in all University work. 

Keep in mind to earn a S grade the student’s grade in the course needs to be a B or higher.

For course outside of engineering (e.g. Math), if that department designates the grading to be “SO” student option LG or S/U, then engineering students have the option to take that course S/U also to meet degree requirements.

 Graduates that take a P/NP undergraduate-level course will receive a S/U grade basis.  Grading is student-driven, not course driven (unless it’s mandatory).  Even if the course is mandatory P/NP, a graduate student will be converted to a S/U grade basis.

Brian Venner
Assistant Registrar

UCLA Registrar’s Office

bvenner@registrar.ucla.edu

If a student is on fellowship or part of a program or planning to apply to a program that has a minimum grade requirement the student should  check with that Office/Program  directly to see how choosing the S/U option might impact requirements.

Student have through tenth-week of the Spring 2020 quarter to change the grading basis on MyUCLA