Thinking About Electing to Take a Course Pass/Fail?

Taking a course pass/fail is a good way to relieve some stress during the term if you find that you have a lot of challenging classes. However, before filing the paperwork there a few important things you should know!

•  Undergraduate and Graduate matriculated students may elect to take certain classes on a pass/fail basis. Requests must be submitted before the end of the fifth week of class for the fall and spring semesters.
• On your transcript, in lieu of a letter grade, a P (pass) or an F (fail) will appear, but it will not factor into your GPA.
• Pass/Fail decisions cannot be reversed. Even if you end up doing well in a class the pass/fail form will still stand.

In addition to the points above, you should also know that the option to take courses pass/fail is not open to students at every level. Degree specific information, taken directly from the form, is provided here:

• Undergraduate Students: The maximum number of courses students elect to take pass/fail may not exceed 25% of the student’s total program credits. All BS specialization courses and program prerequisites must be taken for a letter grade.
• Master's Students: The only course students may elect to take pass/fail is the graduate statistics (NURSE-GN 2005) course. Undergraduate students taking graduate statistics as a part of the Dual Degree program may not elect pass/fail for this course.
• DNP Students: Students are unable to elect any courses pass/fail
• PhD Students: Students may elect to take a total of 6 credit hours pass/fail in addition to the 3 credits of NURSE-GN 3313 Dissertation Seminar taken pass/fail. Students may not take the following courses pass/fail: NURSE-GN 3325, NURSE-GN 3351, NURSE-GN 3352, NURSE-GN 3353, NURSE-GN 3350, NURSE-GN 3501, or NURSE-GN 3502.

Still have questions about Pass/Fail? Email nursingadvising@nyu.edu for more information. 

Important Deadline Approaching

Please be reminded that Pass/Fail Forms are to be submitted prior to the end of the fifth week of classes.

For students who began class on January 23, 2012, and wish to take a course pass/fail, you must submit your form by Monday!

Deadline: Monday, February 27, 2012

If you are currently taking a course that did not begin during the first official week of the term then you will have additional time based on the date of course commencement. Please address any questions related to the College of Nursing's pass/fail policy to a member of the Advising Staff.

Please be aware that the regulations for pass/fail for each degree program (i.e. B.S., Ph.D., etc.) are available on the Pass/Fail Form. As a reminder, undergraduate students in clinical sequence nursing courses are not eligible to elect any courses pass/fail.