To withdraw from a class, use this online form, following these steps:
1. Consult with your adviser.
2. Get an email from your adviser confirming they approve you to withdraw from this specific class.
3. Download that email as a PDF or save a screenshot of it.
4. Complete and submit the online W form, uploading your adviser’s confirmation email when prompted to do so.
5. You will receive an email confirmation once your W request is processed, ordinarily within two business days.
Note that the W will not appear on your record until the end of the semester when final grades are entered.
You may elect P/D/F for your classes:  If you are considering electing the p/d/f option for a fall 2021 course, you may do so via the Barnard Portal. The last day to elect the p/d/f option is November 18, 2021 (also the W deadline). Reminder that last year's special p/d/f rules are no longer in effect - courses taken p/d/f this year are subject to the usual rules. See the Registrar's website: Rules: Current students who entered as first-years may elect P/D/F grading in a maximum of 23 points (22 points for students entering as transfers). Courses that are only available with P/F grading are not counted. Courses where p/d/f grading is chosen but the grade is later uncovered will still count towards the credit limit. The instructor is not informed when a student elects the Pass/D/Fail option. The instructor will assign a letter grade, which will be converted to P/D/F. Because of this, students may see a letter grade in SSOL and should reference their Barnard transcript to see the P/D/F grade.
Classes taken for p/d/f grades can be applied to general education requirements but not to major or minor requirements. How to elect or revoke the p/d/f option After the registration deadline for a term, students can elect p/d/f grading for any registered course. The deadline to make this election (or to undo it - also called “revoking”) is posted in the academic calendar. Students may not request P/D/F retroactively. To elect the pd/f/ option: -Go to portal.barnard.edu. (Use a browser other than Safari). - Under the Academics tab, click on "Planning your courses", and then "Request P/D/F for a course". - Log in -Click on Pass/D/Fail. -Click “P/D/F” in the Select column for each course you want to take p/d/f. Be sure to submit a request for each part of a course (e.g. lecture and lab). -Click submit. After 3 business days, you can return to the same portal page to check the status of your request. -If your request is still pending, you will see your request but no action. -If your request has been approved, you will see “Approved” in the PDF Status column -You will also see “Grading: Pass/Fail” on the course section in Student Planning. If you requested P/D/F for a course in your major department -you will see "Dept Chair approval reqd" in the PDF Status column. -you will also receive email instructing you to obtain department chair approval by a certain deadline -If the request is approved by the Chair, you will see a status of “Approved.” If not, it will say “Denied.” To undo/ revoke your p/d/f election (must be done prior to the p/d/f deadline): -click on “Revoke” in the Select column. -Within 3 business days, the “Grading: Pass/Fail” note will have returned to “Graded” in Student Planning. -If you revoke the p/d/f election, it will not count towards your p/d/f credit limit. -If you drop or officially withdraw from a class that you had previously p/d/f'd, you should also revoke the p/d/f so that it won't count towards your p/d/f limit.  |
