Pass/Fail Grade Option, Undergraduate

Pass/Fail Policy

Gallatin undergraduate students may request the pass/fail grade option for most NYU courses that are normally graded with letter grades (A through F). While courses graded with a P will count for credit toward the degree, the grade of P will not be computed in the student’s grade point average (GPA). Additionally, courses taken on a pass/fail basis do not count toward the Gallatin Dean’s List minimum credit requirement of 12 credits in graded courses.

Students are permitted to take one course per full-time academic year (32 units) on a pass/fail basis, a total of four times during the student’s academic career.

The following courses are NOT ELIGIBLE for the pass/fail option; students must receive a letter grade (A-F) for all of these courses.

• The Gallatin First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar
• The Gallatin First-Year Writing Seminar
• The Gallatin First-Year Research Seminar
• The Gallatin Transfer Student Research Seminar
• The Gallatin Senior Project
• Courses used to fulfill the Gallatin liberal arts, historical and cultural, and critical race studies requirements
• Gallatin travel courses (with the prefix TRAVL-UG, TRAVL-GG)
• Language courses taught in fall or spring semesters at NYU Study Abroad sites. (The pass/fail option is permitted for language courses taught in summer sessions at NYU sites abroad.)
• Courses that count towards your minor requirement. Students should consult with the department offering the minor for details.