Grading Options (Credit / No Credit, Audit)

Changing a Grading Option

Change a grading option for an enrolled course using ISIS. The deadline is the same as the deadline to add a course, for changing a course from a graded to Credit/ No Credit basis (or vice versa) or to choose to audit a course. You need the permission of the instructor to do either.

Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) Grading Option

Students have the option of receiving the grades CR (credit) or NC (no credit) in place of A-F grades. This option is selected when student registers for the course. Instructors have the right to deny students permission to take courses on a CR/NC basis. If this occurs, students may either change back to the regular grading option or drop the courses entirely. Courses taken for CR/NC may not be used for any major or basic area requirements without departmental approval.

It is the student’s responsibility to confirm with the instructor the minimum academic level of achievement for the grade of CR. No more than two courses may be taken on a CR/NC basis in any semester or in summer session exclusive of physical education courses. A maximum of 24 credits of CR/NC courses may be used toward a degree. Second-year transfer students are permitted to submit up to 18 credits of CR/NC work toward a degree; for third-year transfer students, a maximum 12 credits of CR/NC work are allowed. Courses in interdisciplinary programs cannot be taken on a CR/NC basis. Students may not use a CR/NC course to repeat a course in which a grade has already been given. If this should occur, the credits in the CR/NC course would not count toward graduation.

You may take NO MORE THAN two courses (exclusive of Service Physical Education) per semester on a Credit/No Credit or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis for a total of no more than 24 of the 120 credits required for graduation including PHYE. Not all instructors in the College permit this grading option, and the McIntire School of Commerce disallows the option entirely. You may not use this option for any course in your major or for any competency or area requirements. Do not use it for any course which forms part of the requirements for admission to a professional school or for another institution you may wish to attend later.

Audit (AU) Grading Option

Students may audit courses with the permission of the instructor. Courses successfully taken on an audit basis have the symbol AU (audit) recorded in the grade column of the academic record. As no credits or grade points are earned in audited courses, these courses are not applicable toward a degree. Instructors have the option of deciding whether students may or may not take their courses on an audit basis. A grade of W is recorded for any student who discontinues the audit after the drop deadline or who fails to meet the instructor’s standards.