Pass/Fail Option for Spring 2020 Semester Undergraduate Courses
This emergency policy recognizes the extraordinary circumstances of the spring 2020 semester.
Under this emergency policy, Elon University undergraduate students may elect to take any or all of
their spring 2020 semester courses pass/fail.
“Pass” is defined as performance at the level of “C" or higher as a final course grade.
A student may elect to designate one or more spring 2020 semester courses pass/fail at any point from
April 27, 2020, through May 19, 2020 (the last day of final exams).
A student designates a course as pass/fail by formally communicating with their instructor, and the
instructor will enter the appropriate letter or pass/fail grade when submitting final grades.
Courses covered by this emergency policy will satisfy all graduation requirements, including major and
minor requirements and Core Curriculum requirements.
In certain circumstances, and for various reasons, faculty advisors and other university officials may
recommend that students NOT take up this pass/fail option. Students on academic probation are
strongly encouraged to consult with their academic advisor before making any decisions about the
pass/fail option. Departmental policies, graduate/professional program admission requirements, and
rules regarding external accreditations, among other factors, may influence the advice all students
receive about this policy. However, the choice to designate any course pass/fail, and the responsibility
for doing so, resides with the individual student.
This emergency policy does not apply to undergraduate courses completed in the first half of the spring
2020 semester.
Once a course has been designated pass/fail, the designation may not be reversed.
A student may not designate a course pass/fail if the final grade is an Honor Code F.