If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, we recommend you research the potential impacts of choosing S/U grading with your advisor, as there may be ramifications associated with your choice that would impede progress to your goal.

• Are you currently working to increase your cumulative GPA or increase earned credits for Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) to regain or to continue receiving financial aid?
• Are you currently working to increase your cumulative GPA or increase earned credits for Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) to regain athletic eligibility?
• Are you currently working to increase your term and cumulative GPA to be removed from Academic Warning/Probation?
• Are you retaking a course you previously failed?
• Do you need to improve your GPA to maintain a scholarship?
• Do you need to maintain a certain number of credit hours with regularly graded courses for a scholarship or grant?
• Are you planning to transfer (we hope not) to another college/university?
• Are any of the courses you are taking this term required prerequisites for a professional or graduate school? If yes, does the institution you plan to apply to require traditional grading (A-F) for prerequisite courses?

Also see

• What is the College of Health S/U policy?
• How does S/U grading work?