The Pass/Fail option may only be taken by a full-time undergraduate student one course per semester, up to six (6) times during their academic career at Appalachian.
Stipulations which limit this policy are:
- Student must be classified as a sophomore, junior, or senior
- Student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
- Student must be enrolled full-time, defined as taking a minimum of twelve hours
- Student will be allowed to choose this option a maximum of six times
- Courses which comprise the student's major, minor, or core curriculum requirements cannot be taken on pass/fail (only free elective courses may be taken as pass/fail)
- A student who elects the pass/fail option may remove the pass/fail option during the first nine (9) weeks of the fall/spring term
- If a course was originally taken under the A-F grading system and is repeated, it must be repeated under the A-F system
- A passing grade does not figure into the GPA, but a failing grade does
- Pass/fail forms must be submitted to the Registrar's Office prior to the close of Drop/Add period