Deadline alert: March 23 is the last day to P/D/F a Spring 2023 course
If you are considering electing the P/D/F option for a spring 2023 course, the last day to do so is March 23, 2023. (this is also the W deadline)
Rules:
Current students 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.
A letter grade of A+ through C- will appear on the transcript as a P, and will not count in the GPA
A letter grade of D will appear on the transcript as a D, and will count in the GPA
A letter grade of F will appear on the transcript as an F, and will count in the GPA
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 a retroactive P/D/F.To elect the P/D/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 P/D/F 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 P/D/F Status column.
-you will also receive an 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.”
