Credit/No Credit Policy

Applies only to undergraduate students.
Graduate students must contact the Graduate Office for their specific policies.

Students may select up to four (4) courses to be taken on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) basis.
Only one (1) course per semester may be student-selected for CR/NC.
There are exceptions to these limits for courses taken during Spring 2020, Fall 2020, and Spring 2021.

Students admitted before Fall 2024 (LAC):

Courses in the Major, Minor, Concentration, and Foreign Language and Tier II and Tier III LAC requirements cannot be placed on CR/NC.
Up to two (2) Tier I LAC courses may be placed on CR/NC (**).

Students admitted Fall 2024 or later (ELAC):

Courses in the Major, Minor, Concentration, and Foreign Language requirements cannot be placed on CR/NC.
Any ELAC course may be taken CR/NC (***).

Courses being repeated must be taken for a letter grade and cannot be placed on CR/NC.
See the Repeating Courses Policy for full details.

Submit requests via eWeb:
- Go to Student Services > Registration
- Click: "CLICK HERE to request a course be placed on Credit/No Credit"

(*) University-Designated CR/NC: Some courses are designated by departments and approved by academic deans to be CR/NC by default. These do not count toward the 4-course student-selected limit.
(**) Students who matriculated prior to Fall 2024 may place up to 2 Tier I LAC courses on CR/NC. A final grade of Credit (CR*) is required for the course to fulfill the requirement.
(***) Students who matriculated Fall 2024 or later may place any ELAC course on CR/NC. A final grade of Credit (CR*) is required for the course to fulfill the requirement.