Rule R6-100A: Election of Credit/No-Credit (CR/NC) Grading for Undergraduates

1. Purpose and Scope
2. Definitions
3. Rule
4. Policies/Rules, Procedures, Guidelines, Forms, and other Related Resources
5. References
6. Contacts
7. History

1. Purpose and Scope
   1. Purpose
      To implement Policy 6-100 regarding the use by undergraduate students of the option for electing the credit/no-credit (CR/NC) grading option.
   2. Scope
      This rule applies to any undergraduate course for which a student selects to be graded on a CR/NC basis. This rule does not apply to courses that, for pedagogical reasons, all students are graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
2. Definitions

   The definitions provided in Policy 6-100 apply for this rule.

3. Rule
   1. Any undergraduate student who is permitted to register in university courses for credit is eligible to exercise a CR/NC grading option. A student may exercise the option of CR/NC grading for a maximum of 15 semester hours while an undergraduate at the University. Any CR/NC course elected in excess of the applicable maximum will be considered a registration for a letter grade.
   2. A student may not exercise a CR/NC option in WRTG 1010 or WRTG 2010 or in courses which are required for the baccalaureate degree by the student's major department. However, a student's major department may allow the student to exercise the CR/NC option in required allied courses taken outside the student's major department. In the event a student changes their major department, the student may request that a maximum of two courses previously taken in the department (constituting the student's new major) on a Credit/No Credit basis be changed to a letter grade. This option can be exercised for no more than two changes of a major department (i.e., a maximum of four courses).
   3. The CR/NC option must be initiated through the registration process. Requests for changing to the CR/NC option will not be accepted after the deadline to withdraw from a course established in Policy 6-100. Change from CR/NC back to a standard letter grade may occur any time before the deadline published in the Academic Calendar. The hours for any class thus changed will continue to count toward the maximum allowed number of credits taken as CR/NC. If a student feels there is justification to change a course from CR/NC back to a standard letter grade after the deadline, the student must appeal in writing to the Registrar. If the request is denied, the student will have the right to request a review of the denial by a committee composed of the student's college dean, the director of Campus Advising Solutions, and the registrar. Appeals will not be accepted after the semester is completed. Retroactive requests must be initiated by the dean of a student's major college.
   4. An instructor shall submit a letter grade for each student. For students who have elected CR/NC the Office of the Registrar shall convert the letter grades "A" through "C-" to CR, and "D+," "D," "D-," and "E," and "EU" to NC.
   5. A statement must accompany the registration system for CR/NC options advising students of the various disadvantages of taking many classes CR/NC.

Sections IV–VII are for user information and are not subject to the approval of the Academic Senate or the Board of Trustees.

4. Policies/Rules, Procedures, Guidelines, Forms and other Related Resources
   1. Policies/Rules.
      
      1. Policy 6-100: Instruction and Evaluation
   2. Procedures, Guidelines, and Forms.
      [ reserved ]
   3. Other Related Resources.
      [ reserved ]
5. References
6. Contacts

   The designated contact officials for this regulation are:

   1. Policy Owner(s): Vice Provost for Student Success
   2. Policy Officer(s): Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Executive Vice President for Health Sciences

   See Rule 1-001 for information about the roles and authority of policy owners and policy officers.

7. History

   Revision History.

   1. Current version. Revision 1.
      1. Approved by the Academic Senate on April 6, 2026, with effective date of August 1, 2026.
      2. Legislative History
      3. Editorial Revisions
   2. Previous versions.
      1. Revision 0. Effective Date. July 1, 2011.
   3. Renumbering
      1. Not applicable.