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Dear Students:
The University Senate, faculty, and administration recognize the many ways that the extraordinary circumstances of this semester and the continuing crisis have been felt
across the student body. Yesterday the University Senate voted to extend to May 15, 2020 the deadline for undergraduate students to choose to make a class Pass-Fail. This change provides further flexibility to you by allowing you to choose a class to
be Pass-Fail after you know your final grade in the class. Please note that this rule applies only to classes taken in the spring 2020 semester.
Specifically, the by-law change states: “for Spring semester 2020 only, the usual limitations on students for electing to take courses on a Pass-Fail basis will be suspended. Individual schools
and colleges will determine which courses may count toward major and minor requirements if taken Pass-Fail. General Education courses which are taken Pass-Fail will count toward the general education requirements. The 26-credit and scholastic probation restrictions
are suspended. Pass-Fail courses from the Spring 2020 Semester will not count toward the three-course limit. Students may elect Pass-Fail grading at any time up until May 15, 2020.
All courses will be graded in the usual way by the instructor; and the instructor will submit a letter grade. Should students elect the Pass-Fail option, this letter grade will be translated
into a P (D- or above) or will remain an F. In neither event will a course taken under the Pass-Fail option be included in the computation of the semester or cumulative grade point average, but a grade below C makes the student ineligible for Dean's List.
Students should consult with their advisors before electing to complete courses on a Pass-Fail basis. Students who chose the Pass-Fail option prior to the adoption of these changes will have the option of reverting to a letter grade by notifying the Registrar
by May 15, 2020.”
I know that many of you are facing much stress through this difficult time, and my thoughts are with all of you. I hope this change will give you more flexibility through
the remainder of this semester and relieve some of that stress.
Best wishes,
John
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John C. Volin
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Professor of Natural Resources and the Environment
University of Connecticut
352 Mansfield Road, Unit 1086
Storrs, CT 06269-1086
Ph: 860-486-4037