UCLA CONFIDENTIAL
Fall Quarter, Week 6
Nov. 2nd – Nov. 6th, 2009
ASK Schedule
Royce Quad Monday – Friday 10 am to 2 pm
Court of Sciences (b/t Young Hall and Boelter Hall) Monday – Friday 10 am to 2 pm
Web Lab Murphy Hall A316, (in front of College Academic Counseling) Monday – Friday 10 am to 3 pm
Registrar’s Office Murphy Hall, 1st floor Monday – Friday 10 am to 4 pm
Ackerman Student Union A-Level (across from Student Union information) Tuesday – Thursday 11 am – 2 pm
ASK E-mail Email us questions and we will reply ASAP — ask@college.ucla.edu
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
- Pass or No Pass
- Week in Events
- Academics in the Commons
Pass / No Pass
Thinking of changing a class from pass to no pass or vice versa? This is the last week to do it without petitioning. Here are some things you may want to consider:
What are the Pros and Cons of Pass/No Pass?
Pros: Explore other academic fields Bad grades don’t count into GPA
Cons: Good grades don’t count into GPA P/NP can’t be applied to major reqs. Pre-Law students may have NP counted as Fail when GPA is recalculated
Requirements for Taking a Class Pass/No Pass — You must be in good academic standing (2.0 overall GPA and a 2.0 GPA in the previous quarter, not on Probation or Subject to Dismissal.)
Number of Pass / No Pass Units Allowed per Quarter — Providing you meet the conditions listed above, you may take up to 5 units of Pass/No Pass each quarter. — If you chose not to take any courses Pass/No Pass during a quarter in which you were eligible to do so, you make take up to 10 units Pass/No Pass during the subsequent quarter.
Pass/No Pass and Equivalent Letter Grades — In order to receive a Pass, you must achieve a grade of C or better. Work done at the level of C- or below will be given a No Pass and you will earn no units toward graduation.
Limits on Pass/No Pass — Preparation for the major and major courses may not be taken Pass/No Pass. (Check the General Catalog for exceptions under department listings.) — Courses taken to satisfy Subject A and Writing I or Writing II may not be taken Pass/No Pass. — Courses applying toward a minor may not be taken Pass/No Pass.
Friday of Week 6 (Nov. 6)
- Last day to change grading basis (graded or P/NP), $5 fee
Friday of Week 7 (Nov. 13) – Week 5-7, Non-Impacted Late Drop through URSA, with notation $20 fee
Friday of Week 10 (Dec. 4) – Week 8-10, Non-Impacted Restricted Late Drop, Maximum of 3 in career, verifying no final taken, $35 fee
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