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Pass/Fail Grading Option

A pass/fail grading option is available to Faculty of Pure and Applied Science students under the following guidelines.

Academic Standing. This option is available only to students who are in good standing (i.e. not under academic or Debarment Warning).

Minimum Number of Courses Completed. Students must have successfully completed at least 24 credits before they may apply to take a course under this option.

Elective Courses Only. The following types of courses may not be taken on a pass/fail basis: courses in the major and minor subject area(s), general education courses, 1000-level Science courses required to satisfy the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science general regulation 4 (Science section IV), non-major courses required to satisfy program requirements.

Maximum Number of Pass/Fail Credits.

• Honours program: a maximum of 12 (passed) credits from pass/fail graded courses may be counted towards a BSc Honours degree.
• Bachelor program: a maximum of 6 (passed) credits from pass/fail graded courses may be counted towards a BSc degree.

Totals of Credits Failed and Taken. Credits failed in pass/fail graded courses count towards the overall total of credits failed. Both credits passed and credits failed in pass/fail graded courses count towards the overall total of credits taken. The totals of credits failed and credits taken are used to determine a student's status regarding academic warning and failure to gain standing.

Grade Point Average Calculations. The grade obtained (passed or failed) in a pass/fail graded course is not included in grade point average calculations in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science.

Deadline to Select Pass/Fail Option. Eligible students may exercise the option within the first two weeks (10 class days) of the term in which the course begins. They must obtain the signature of the course director on a form to be made available from, and returned to, the Office of the Registrar.

Deadline to Change from Pass/Fail back to the Letter-Grade System. At the student's request, the student may change the designation of a course from pass/fail back to the letter-grade system until the last day for withdrawal without academic penalty from the term in which the course is offered. Formal notification, with the student's and course director's signatures, must be received by the Office of the Registrar by this deadline.