Switching between Credit/D/Fail and percentage grading

Check to see if your program permits you to take courses for Credit/D/Fail by logging in to the course schedule and looking at the page header. If it states the following, you may take eligible elective courses for Credit/D/Fail grading: Credit/D/Fail Grading: Permitted in your program.
Find courses that are eligible to be taken for Credit/D/Fail grading by:
- Logging in to the course schedule.
- Browsing courses and reading the course details pages. This is where you will find the courses eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
- Or using the "course search" function in the course schedule. Select "Credit/D/Fail grading only" to narrow your results.
Ensure the courses you choose to take for Credit/D/Fail grading are electives in your program of study.
Read the awards implications for taking courses for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Read the Credit/D/Fail grading page, the Policy & information page, and FAQs before switching a course to Credit/D/Fail grading.

Register for courses as you normally would.
In the course schedule, navigate to the Add/Drop screen and select "Manage Cr/D/F Courses."
You will see only courses you've registered for that are eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Select the course(s) you want to take for Credit/D/Fail grading, up to a maximum of six credits per session and a total of twelve credits towards your degree.
Ensure the course(s) are electives in your program of study.
Click "Switch Selection to Credit/D/Fail Grading."
Navigate back to the Add/Drop screen.
In the "Registered Courses" table you will see a "Y" in the "Taken for Cr/D/F grading" column, beside the courses you switched to Credit/D/Fail grading.

Switch courses back and forth between Credit/D/Fail and percentage grading anytime before the Course change change & withdrawal dates (Add/Drop deadline).

Permission to switch between Credit/D/Fail and percentage grading after the add/drop date may only be granted when:

your program of study has changed and your new program of study does not allow courses for Credit/D/Fail grading
your program of study has changed and a course you took for Credit/D/Fail becomes a requirement in your new program of study

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