P/NP (Pass/No Pass Classes) “formerly known as Credit/No Credit”
Courses may be offered in either or both of the following categories:
- Courses in which all students are evaluated on a “Pass/No Pass” basis; and
- Courses in which each student may elect upon registration, or before the end of the 24th school day of the semester for semester-length courses, to take the course on a Pass/No Pass” basis.
A student electing to be evaluated on the “Pass/No Pass” basis will receive both course credit and unit credit upon satisfactory completion of the course. In computing a student’s grade-point average, grades of “Pass/No Pass” are omitted from the calculation. A Pass grade is granted for performance that is equivalent to the letter grade of “C” or better. A student who fails to perform satisfactorily will be assigned a “No Pass” grade.
The student is held responsible for all assignments and examinations required in the course. The standards of evaluation are identical for all students in the course.
Procedures for Pass/No Pass Grading
Students must file a “Request for a Pass/No Pass Grade” in the Counseling Center before the end of the 3rd Monday of the semester for semester-length courses. For courses of less than a semester’s duration, requests must be filed according to the specific deadlines set for each term by the Vice President of Instruction. Please see the Add/Drop Deadlines page on our website for more information. For courses where a combination grading system is available (letter grading or Pass/No Pass grading), a letter grade will be assigned unless a request has been filed. Once a request has been filed, no additional change in the grading system will be permitted.
In courses in which Pass/No Pass is authorized, the “P” grade is granted for performance that is equivalent to the letter grade of “C” or better.
Pass/No Pass grades and units earned will be recorded on the student’s grade report and permanent record. These units will not be used in computing the student’s grade point average but will be considered a part of the student’s cumulative unit total. Units attempted in which a grade of “NP” is recorded shall be considered in progress probation and dismissal procedures.
All units earned on a Pass/No Pass basis in accredited California institutions of higher education or equivalent out-of-state institutions shall meet community college curriculum requirements.
Courses Eligible for Pass/No Pass Grading
(not recommended for courses used within a major)
ART 1500, 1600, 1610, 1620, 1625, 1631, 1640, 1800, 1811, 1820, 2010
ARTH 1500, 1510, 1520, 2030, 2040
ASTR 1511
BIOL 1500, 1513, 2201, 2202, 2203, 2250, 2258, 2259, 2260, 2370
BSAD 2220
BUSN 1050, 1051, 1053, 1055, 1056, 1059, 1500, 1510, 1513, 1535, 1560, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2275, 2900
CHEM 1510, 2211, 2212
CIS 1603, 1703, 1812, 1902, 2020
CJA 1001, 1058, 2115, 2131, 2134, 2135
COMM 1511
CTRP 1010, 1015, 1070, 1075, 1080, 1090, 1210, 1250, 1260
DNTL 1054
DRAM 1510, 1535
DS 1501, 1502, 1503, 1504, 1505, 1506, 1507
ECEF 1001, 1003, 1031, 1090, 1500, 1501, 1511, 1521, 1531, 1561, 1571, 1581, 1582, 1583, 1584, 1590, 1601, 1611, 1612, 1621, 1653, 1654, 1660, 1661, 1662, 2021, 2041, 2051
ECON 2120, 2210
ENER 1510, 1513, 1515, 1530, 1610, 1630
ENGL 0800, 0900, 1000, 1500, 1501, 1600, 1700, 2100, 2150, 2600
ESCI 1520
ESL 0900
GEOG 1510, 1520
GEOL 1500, 1501
HIST 2000, 2002, 2004, 2210, 2212, 2231, 2232, 2270
HLED 1059, 1510
HUM 1500, 2010
INCO 1048
JRNL 1510, 1605, 1610, 1620, 2105, 2110
LRSK 0200, 0240, 0250, 0910
MATH 0230, 0240, 1050, 1060, 1500, 1505, 1510, 1520, 1530, 1540, 2100, 2120, 2130, 2140
MGMT 1500, 1505, 1510, 1515, 1520, 1525, 1530, 1535, 1540, 1545, 1550, 1555, 1560, 1565, 2900
MUSC 1510
OSH 1100, 1102, 1104, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1119, 1125, 1532, 1552, 2000, 2058, 2065
PETC 1100, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105
PHED 1520, 1523, 1528, 1529, 1532, 1533, 1542, 1623, 1629, 1632, 1646, 1721, 1723, 1724, 1728, 1729, 1732, 1734, 1735, 1742, 1823, 2145, 2734
PHIL 1501, 1520, 1531
PHOT 1510
PHYS 2221, 2222, 2223
POSC 1501, 1520
PSYC 1500, 2003, 2030, 2033, 2050, 2080, 2200
READ 0805, 0905, 1005
RECR 1510
SOC 1510, 2110, 2120, 2141
SPAN 1501, 1601, 1602, 2002
STSU 0205, 0206, 1001, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1500, 1525, 1550
TUTR 0260
WELD 1513, 1560
WKEX 1014