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No, there are key differences, particularly in the limit of courses that can be requested and the enforcement of specific grades for program requirements and prerequisites. Please read the Interim Pass/Fail Grade Policy to understand the criteria and limitations.

You must complete assignments and quizzes/exams as required in your course syllabus. Please consult with your instructor on what needs to be completed to pass the course.

Taking a course for the Pass/Fail grade only means that at the completion of the course—when the instructor submits a letter grade for what you earned—the letter grade will be converted into either a Pass (Y) or a Fail (Z) on your academic transcript. If you stop participating in the course, you could end up earning a Fail (Z) grade even if you had a passing grade at the time you submitted the request for a Pass/Fail grade.

Before doing anything, please talk to your academic advisor about the consequences of selecting the Pass/Fail grade. We strongly encourage you to keep up with your coursework so that you are making good progress toward graduation. Keeping the letter grade may be a better choice for a multitude of reasons, including transferring to another university, increasing your GPA to graduate, applying to graduate school or becoming eligible to sit for a certification or licensure exam.

However, if you find that you are struggling, then choosing the Pass/Fail grade for a course may be the best option for you. Be aware that many program areas are not allowing students to apply a Pass/Fail grade toward graduation requirements, see the list of program restrictions.

For a summer 2020 course, please contact your advisor, who will submit the request on your behalf. You can find your assigned advisor in FlashLine or through your college page. The finished form will be sent to the Office of the University Registrar, and you will be notified once your request is processed. If you have any questions about your request, contact the Registrar's at regpetition@kent.edu.

For a fall 2020 course, students submit their request through the Student Dashboard on . See instructions on submitting request.

• First day to request: Monday, December 7, 2020
• Last day to request: Thursday, December 24, 2020 (11:59 p.m.)
• Last day to cancel request: Thursday, January 7, 2021 (11:59 p.m.)

Detail information on the process to request for  spring 2021 courses to come.

For a summer 2020 course, the deadline for your advisor to submit the Pass/Fail Grade Request Form is 11:59 p.m.on Sunday, November 15, 2020.

For a fall 2020 course, you can start requesting the Pass/Fail grade on Monday, December 7, 2020 through FlashLine. The deadline to submit is 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, December 24, 2020.

Information to come on deadlines and the process to request for spring 2021 courses.

You have a limit of four courses over the span of summer 2020, fall 2020 and spring 2021. For each of those terms, you can request up to two courses, but you cannot request more than four total. Below are examples of how it would look like if you were to meet the four-course limit.

No. While you are allowed four total for three terms, you only can request up to two courses for each term.

A course graded as Pass (Y) will count as earned hours for . Scholarship eligibility and renewal requirements are available in FlashLine — just click on the name of your scholarship under Financial Aid Awards. If you have any questions regarding requirements to continue your financial aid or scholarship, contact the One Stop for Student Services (or the student services department at the campus you attend).

For undergraduate courses, the D grade and higher will be converted to Pass (Y); and F grades will be converted to Fail (Z).

For graduate courses, the C grade and higher will be converted to Pass (Y); and C-, D+, D and F grades will be converted to Fail (Z).

• GPS Degree Audit: The grade your instructor gave you will display next to the Pass (Y) or Fail (Z) grade. For example, if your instructor gave you a B+ grade, it will display as YB+ on your degree audit. Courses with the Fail grade  will be listed on the GPS degree audit under “Insufficient – Does not meet requirement.” To find your GPS degree audit, login to FlashLine, select Student > Resources > Advising and GPS, and then select "GPS Audit and Plan."
• Transcript: The grade Y (Pass) or Z (Fail) will display on your transcript for those courses.

Some program areas are not allowing students to apply a Pass/Fail grade toward graduation requirements. If your program/course is not on the list of program restrictions, and you meet the criteria, you may request the Pass/Fail grade.

No, we greatly encourage you to continue to take the course with the letter grade and do the best that you can, knowing that you still will be able request the Pass/Fail after you receive your final grade.

Yes, all students, undergraduate and graduate, may request the Pass/Fail grade as long as you meet the criteria and your program and course are not on the list of program restrictions.

Yes. Per House Bill 404, the chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education, in consultation with the superintendent of public instruction for the Ohio Department of Education, is allowing CCP students to select the Pass/Fail grade option if available to all students. This allowance is effective for the 2020-2021 academic year and the 2021-2022 academic year unless additional guidance or statutory requirements are issued. CCP students are strongly encouraged to discuss this option with their school counselors and college advisors as this type of grade may affect grade point average/class rank calculations, future financial aid, athletic eligibility, etc.

Yes, you can request the Pass/Fail grade for an in-person, online or hybrid online/in-person course offered in summer 2020, fall 2020 and spring 2021 as long as you meet the criteria and your program and course are not on the list of program restrictions.

Any course is eligible with the following restrictions:

• You are enrolled in the course in summer 2020, fall 2020 or spring 2021.
• You have not withdrawn from the course.
• You have not earned an SF (Stopped Attending-Fail) or NF (Never Attended-Fail) grade.
• You have not requested the AU (Audit) mark for the course.
• Your course is not graded S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory). If you are unsure of your course's grading, you can look it up in the .
• Your course is not on the list of program restrictions.

Neither the Pass (Y) grade nor the Fail (Z) grade will be calculated into your Kent State GPA. Credit hours for the Pass (Y) grade will count in your earned hours.

You receive a Pass (Y) grade in the course:

• The course’s credit hours are counted in Earned Hours and Hours Towards Degree.
• The course’s credit hours are not added to GPA hours and are not calculated into Quality points for any GPA (overall, major, minor or certificate).
• Your GPA does not change.
• The grade your instructor gave you will display in your GPS degree audit next to the Pass (Y) grade (e.g., YB+, YB-).
• Your GPS degree audit will show the program requirement as met if you have earned the minimum grade required for the course, see chart below for examples.

You receive a Fail (Z) grade in the course:

• The course’s credit hours are not counted in Earned Hours and Hours Towards Degree.
• The course’s credit hours are not added to GPA hours and are not calculated into Quality points for any GPA (overall, major, minor or certificate).
• Your GPA does not change.
• Your GPS degree audit, where applicable, displays the course under “Insufficient – Does not meet requirement.”

Please know that some program areas are not allowing students to apply a Pass/Fail grade toward graduation requirements, see the list of program restrictions.

Meeting Grade Requirements with the Pass/Fail Grade

Even if you receive a Pass  (Y) grade, your GPS degree audit will use the grade your instructor gave you to apply toward the program requirement. For example, if your program requirement has a specific minimum grade, you still need to earn that minimum grade even if you request the Pass/Fail grade.

Examples on how a course could apply toward a program requirement on the GPS degree audit: