Academic Catalog 2026-27 > Academic Policies and Procedures > Grading System > Pass/No Pass Courses: Undergraduate Programs

Pass/No Pass Courses: Undergraduate Programs

A student in good academic standing (at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA) may enroll in any elective course on a Pass/No Pass basis if they have the consent of the instructor teaching the course. Courses taken Pass/No Pass may not be used to fulfill the CORE Curriculum requirements for graduation or the units required for a major or minor in most programs, with the exception of the Senior seminar, internship, fieldwork. Requests for Pass/No Pass grading in a specific course that is not already designated as a Pass/No Pass course, must be completed and submitted to the Registrar's Office no later than the deadline to add courses each semester/session. After the semester deadline for adding courses, the student who has registered to take a course for a letter grade or on a Pass/No Pass basis may not change the grading option. A student registered for a course on a Pass/No Pass basis is expected to do all of the work for the course. 

Students may apply credit earned through selected examinations and/or approved course challenges toward electives or requirements in the major or for certain General Education areas. Detail is provided in the Transfer Credit Policies section of this catalog.

Students are advised that the GPA for Graduation Honors is based on the student’s computable letter-graded units completed at Dominican (a minimum of 30 units taken at Dominican is required for the undergraduate degree). Pass/No Pass units are not included in the computation for honors at graduation.