Pass/No Credit
To encourage exploration of different areas of study, a Pass/No Credit option is available for Part-Time MBA Program students. Students who request the Pass/No Credit option will receive a grade of "P", which will be recorded on the official transcript, if their performance would otherwise be rated as A, B, or C. Academic work must be judged by the instructor to be C level or better in order to "Pass". Academic work judged to be poor, a grade of D or F, will be graded "No Credit" and will not count toward the student's academic progress. Students' decisions to take a course P/NC will be communicated to the instructor.
The Pass/No Credit option will allow you to set a target grade in lieu of the Pass/No Credit grade. Setting a target grade would allow you to either keep the P/NC option or a pre-specified target grade that you would find acceptable. In effect, you could request a particular course to be graded Pass/No Credit with a target grade of "A". If the "A" grade is earned, the letter grade would be awarded instead of the P or NC grade. If a "B" or "C" grade is earned, a grade of "P" will be awarded. In either scenario, the Pass/No Credit option is considered used.
If the target grade is met, the letter grade will show up on the transcript and included in the grade point average. If the target grade is not met, but you pass the class, the grade is not counted in the GPA, and a “P” will show up on the transcript.
In order to request the Pass/No Credit option you must read and satisfy the following conditions:
- You must be a Kellogg student in pursuit of the MBA degree to use this option.
- The Pass/No Credit option cannot be used for core courses, non-Kellogg classes, DEP classes, and most lab classes. Independent study courses may be taken P/NC with permission of the instructor.
- The Pass/No Credit option can be used to fulfill minimum requirements for a major ONLY IF the student's specified target letter grade of A, B or C is earned.
- The Pass/No Credit option cannot be used for GIM courses.
- The Pass/No Credit option may be used for a maximum total of two credits. For example, the Pass/No Credit option may be used for two 1 credit courses or four 1/2 credit courses.
Request Process (the system is only available one week prior to the start of the quarter and during the first week of the quarter):
Log in to the Pass/No Credit System using your netid and password.
Read the Pass/No Credit Rules and Directions. The system will have the courses that you are currently registered for listed with drop down boxes. Use the drop down boxes to select the course for Pass/No Credit. Choose either "P" for Pass with no target grade, "A" for the Pass/No Credit option with a target grade of A, "B" for the Pass/No Credit Option with a target grade of B, or choose the "blank" selection to deselect/change your Pass/No Credit request. The Pass/No Credit option must be submitted one week prior to the start of the quarter and/or during the first week of the quarter.
Students required to submit grades to their employer (i.e. for tuition reimbursement) should check with their employer before requesting the Pass/No Credit option in order to make certain that reimbursement will not be effected.
