1.5: Pass and No Pass Grade (P and NP)
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Level 4 and 5 classes in the IELP are automatically graded A-F and show as A-F in your PSU academic record. Skills Enhancement Classes (SECs) and Pathways Seminars taken while in levels 4 and 5 are automatically graded P/NP. The grades earned in levels 4 and 5 are part of your undergraduate PSU transcript and university GPA. Classes taken P/NP are excluded from GPA calculation. Students may change A-F grades to P/NP, and SEC classes and Pathways seminars from P/NP to A-F, according to the university’s add/drop/grade option change deadlines.
P/NP grades do not have a grade point average associated with them, but they are counted as credits attempted/credits earned. The maximum number of P/NP credits allowed during a student’s entire degree study is 45. Please note that:
- P/NP grades earned in levels 0-3 IELP classes are not counted in the maximum number of P/NP credits.
- Earning a P grade does not improve or lower your PSU GPA.
- Earning an NP grade does not improve or lower your PSU GPA.
- Both F and NP grades reflect that a student failed the course.
For students who change one or more of their level 4 or 5 classes to P/NP for the PSU transcript, the actual grade earned for the class (A-F) is still recorded in their IELP transcript and record. The actual grade is also counted in the IELP GPA and is used to calculate the level 4 or 5 GPA for Pathways Program completion purposes.
Students may change their grade option from A-F to P/NP for their level 4 and 5 classes, and to change P/NP to A-F for Skills Enhancement Classes and Pathways seminars. Students who wish to change one or more classes to P/NP must do so according to the university’s policies, procedures and deadlines.
In general, students are discouraged from changing level 4-5 grades to P/NP, except in very specific circumstances and in consultation with their Pathways Advisor. If you are considering changing a level 4 or 5 class to P/NP, it is strongly recommended that you discuss this with your Pathways Advisor prior to making the change.
- The deadline to change grade option in fall, winter and spring terms is the end of week 7 of each term.
- The deadline to change grade option in summer term is the end of week 5.
See the PSU Registrar’s website for the academic calendar and deadlines.
IELP classes are part of the PSU undergraduate GPA only. Students who will enroll in graduate courses at PSU will have a separate GPA for graduate study.
HOW TO CHANGE GRADE OPTIONS
Use the PSU Special Registration Form to change grade options. Complete the top portion of the form with your contact information and complete Section III with the course information.
Note that instructor approval is NOT required to change grades to A-F or P/NP. Submit the completed form to the Registration and Records window in the Registrar’s Office or send it by email to registrar@pdx.edu.
Summary:
1. If you fail a level 4 or 5 class (D, F or NP grade), you will repeat the class in the next term of study.
a. Upon completing the class a second time, you may replace the failing grade with the passing grade earned the second time. The failing grade will be removed from your PSU GPA but will remain on your transcript.
b. You may have a lower GPA in the term that you failed the class. However, at the end of the following term, your GPA will increase when the failing grade is excluded and only the passing grade is included in the calculation.
c. A Notice of Repeated Course Form must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office in order for the failing grade to be excluded from the GPA calculation. The form may submitted at any time during your degree program.
d. When repeating a course and replacing the grade, the course must be graded A-F both times. Courses taken P/NP cannot replace a failing grade.
2. There is a limit to the number of credits you may take P/NP. A student may take 45 credits of P/NP credits during their degree study.
a. If you select P/NP for all level 4 and 5 classes, 32 of the 45 credits will be used for IELP classes. Only 13 credits will remain for the remainder of your degree study at PSU.
b. It is more important to be able to use the P/NP option during degree study than during IELP study. Using a large number of P/NP credits for IELP classes will greatly limit the number available for use later at PSU.
REPEAT POLICY
Following is the PSU Repeat Policy. The Policy and form can be found on the Registrar’s website.
Source: https://www.pdx.edu/registration/repeat-policy, December 21, 2017, © Portland State University 2018.
CALCULATING GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA)
It can be helpful to understand how term GPA and cumulative GPA are calculated. Portland State University computes current term and cumulative GPA according to the following scale:
A = 4.00 C = 2.00
A- = 3.67 C- = 1.67
B+ = 3.33 D+ = 1.33
B = 3.00 D = 1.00
B- = 2.67 D- = 0.67
C+ = 2.33 F = 0.00
TO CALCULATE GPA FOR ONE TERM:
1. Multiply the point value of the letter grade (see scale above) by the number of credit hours.
The result is the grade points (quality points) earned.
2. Total the credit hours for the term; total the quality points for the term.
3. Divide the total quality points by the total credit hours. The result is the GPA for the term.
Here is an excerpt that demonstrates how each of these components appears on a transcript for the term GPA calculation:
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TO CALCULATE CUMULATIVE GPA
1. Follow steps 1 and 2 above for each term.
2. Total the credit hours from all terms; total the quality points from all terms.
3. Divide the total quality points for all terms by the total credit hours for all terms. The
result is the cumulative GPA.
Example:
Term 1 Term 2
B- 3 credits C+ 4 credits
C 3 credits A- 5 credits
A 2 credits B- 3 credits
C- 3 credits B 4 credits
D+ 4 credits
TERM 1 CALCULATION:
B- = 2.67 x 3 credit hours = 8.01 quality points
C = 2.00 x 3 credit hours = 6.00 quality points
A = 4.00 x 2 credit hours = 8.00 quality points
C- = 1.67 x 3 credit hours = 5.01 quality points
D+ = 1.33 x 4 credit hours = 5.32 quality points
Add the number of quality points for term 1: 8.01 + 6.00 + 8.00 + 5.01 + 5.32 = 32.34 quality points.
Add the number of credit hours for term 1: 3 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 15 credit hours.
Divide the total quality points by the total credit hours: 32.34 / 15 = 2.15 GPA
TERM 2 CALCULATION:
C+ = 2.33 x 4 credit hours = 9.32 quality points
A- = 3.67 x 5 credit hours = 18.35 quality points
B- = 2.67 x 3 credit hours = 8.01 quality points
B = 3.00 x 4 credit hours = 12 quality points
Add the number of quality points for term 2: 9.32 + 18.35 + 8.01 + 12 = 47.68 quality points.
Add the number of credit hours for term 2: 4 + 5 + 3 + 4 = 16 credit hours.
Divide the total quality points by the total credit hours: 47.68 / 16 = 2.98 GPA
CUMULATIVE GPA CALCULATION:
Add the quality points for all terms: 32.34 (term 1) + 47.68 (term 2) = 80.02 quality points.
Add the credit hours for all terms: 15 (term 1) + 16 (term 2) = 31 credit hours.
Divide the total credit hours for all terms by the total quality points for all terms: 80.02 / 31 = 2.58 GPA
Here is an excerpt that demonstrates how each of these components appears on a transcript for the term and cumulative GPA calculation:
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GENERAL GPA INFORMATION
- Only courses graded on an A-F basis are used in calculating GPA. Courses taken as P/NP, credit-by-exam, correspondence, and audit are not included.
- The GPA calculation never includes transfer work from other colleges.
- Separate GPAs are printed on transcripts for undergraduate courses and for graduate courses.
Source: https://www.pdx.edu/registration/cal...-point-average, December 21, 2017, © Portland State University 2018.
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