Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Pass/Fail Courses

The website to opt-in to receive a letter grade is live: https://app.testudo.umd.edu/main/gradeoptions?termId=202001 You may pick and choose which courses you'd like a letter grade in. 

Your grades this semester will automatically be Pass/Fail, unless you visit the above website by May 12th. Exceptions past this date will not be made so make sure to get your selection in by that date.

As a reminder - taking the default pass/fail is 100% okay, and in fact, I encourage you to use that option. If you know that a letter grade will increase your GPA, by all means take it, but otherwise I would recommend sticking with Pass/Fail. A Pass will suffice to fulfill major requirements and a notation regarding COVID-19 will appear on all student transcripts. 

As a reminder, you are not merely learning online, you are at home, during a crisis, trying to learn.  Have patience and compassion for yourself.