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Credit / No Credit Grading

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE: COVID-19 Updates

Summer 2021

On May 4, 2021, the Academic Senate passed "Resolution on Suspending Credit/No Credit Grading Restrictions for Summer 2021 in Response to COVID-19" (AS-917-21).

  • Courses taken in the Summer of 2021 will not count toward the 16-unit limit as specified in "Resolution on Credit/No Credit Grading" (AS-479-97).
  • The 4-unit Credit/No Credit limit for General Education courses is suspended through the Summer of 2021.

 


Summer/Fall 2020


On June 2, 2020, the Academic Senate passed "Resolution on Suspending Credit/No Credit Grading Restrictions for Fall Quarter 2020 in Response to COVID-19" (AS-902-20).

 

For additional information on the CR/NC policy for Fall 2020, visit the Office of the Registrar's webpage here: registrar.calpoly.edu/term-information.

  • Deadline for Fall 2020:  Tuesday November 24, 2020 — Last day to change CR/NC option via Student Center (11:59 p.m.). Students should speak with an advisor to see how CR/NC will effect their record before changing their grading option. More information can be found here: https://registrar.calpoly.edu/fall-student-planning-calendar.

For general information on this and other matters related to Cal Poly's response to the coronavirus, visit the "Frequently Asked Questions" webpage here: https://coronavirus.calpoly.edu/frequently-asked-questions.

 

The standard Credit/No Credit policy can be found in the section that follows.

Note about Academic Dishonesty

Students who have received a grade reduction as a result of academic dishonesty are NOT eligible to receive CR/NC or to withdraw from the course in which the grade for the course has been impacted by academic dishonesty (e.g., cheating and/or plagiarism). All CR/NC will revert to the letter grade issued by the instructor for the course.

 

Please review our "Cheating and Plagiarism" webpage for more information.

 

Summer 2021

 

Students are permitted to take a maximum of 16 units of courses credit/no credit (CR/NC) with the following specifications:

  • no more than 4 units CR/NC in major or support courses, subject to approval by the student's major department or equivalent unit;
  • no more than 4 units CR/NC in General Education courses.


Undergraduate students are given a grade of CR for accomplishment equivalent to a grade of C- or better. NC is given for D+ or lower grades. Graduate students are given a grade of CR for accomplishment equivalent to a grade of B- or better. NC is given for C+ or lower grades.
 

The applicant for a CR/NC grade must have at least a 2.0 Cal Poly grade point average. This requirement is waived for first-time students. Classes taken CR/NC have no effect on GPA.
 

This policy pertains to courses that are normally graded, not to CR/NC-only courses. No more than two courses may be selected for Credit/No Credit grading in any term.

 


Source: AS-479-97/CC "Resolution on Credit / No Credit Grading" (pdf)

In the Catalog: This policy is also included here in the Cal Poly Catalog, which may also include certain procedural considerations.

Last Updated: March 30, 2022

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