Pass / No Pass Courses
Title 5, California Administrative Code 55022, permits the granting of credit toward a degree or certificate for courses completed on a Pass / No Pass basis. All sections of the course must be offered in the same manner. Courses may be offered for Pass/No Pass in either of the following categories and will be specified in the catalog:
Pass/No Pass Only Grading Basis
• Courses wherein all students are evaluated on a Pass/No Pass basis only. Please refer to current Schedule of Classes for the list of courses offered as Pass/No Pass only.
Optional Pass/No Pass Grading Basis
• Courses in which each student has the option to individually elect Pass/No Pass or letter grade. Please refer to the current Schedule of Classes for the list of courses offered with the Pass/No Pass option.
Limitations on Pass / No Pass Grading Basis
No more than fifteen (15) units of Pass/No Pass courses may be completed at Cerritos
College, nor may more than fifteen (15) units earned on a Pass/No Pass basis be applied
toward the Associate in Arts degree. Some courses are graded entirely on a Pass/No
Pass basis. Units earned in such courses shall not be considered as a part of the
fifteen
(15) unit limit in the optional Pass/No Pass policy.
The decision to elect Pass/No Pass grading must be made by the end of the fifth week
of a full semester course or by the first 30 percent of a short-term course, after
which no other evaluative grade may be given. Pass/No Pass forms are available online
or in the Admissions and Records Office in the Administration Building. Forms must
be received
and processed by the Admissions and Records Office in order to receive the Pass/No
Pass notation.
A grade of “P” is earned for coursework equal to a grade of “C” or better. A grade of “NP” is earned for coursework equal to a grade of “D” or “F”. Neither “P” nor “NP” grades are used in computation of grade point average; however, P/NP units will appear on the transcript of record.
A student may reverse P/NP selection to a letter grade, provided the reversal is completed prior to the end of the fifth week of a full semester course or prior to the first 30 percent of a short-term course.
Units attempted for which a grade of “NP” is recorded shall be considered in probation
and dismissal procedures. Students may not repeat a course using the P/NP grading
basis for a course previously
taken for a letter grade.
Students are advised that four-year institutions may limit the number of units acceptable for transfer completed with a P/NP notation.