Can it be possible to get a class that's been graded to change to a "pass"?

[Koenigsegg]

For those who aren't familiar with the system, most universities (if not all) will offer an option to take a class pass/no pass, meaning regardless if you get an A or C, you will just get units for it and it won't count toward your GPA. Generally there's a point where you have to declare this option by, for instance the 6th week in a 10 week system.

However my friend thinks he can somehow change this status AFTER he's finished the class..since he got a bad grade in it, to a pass.

Now maybe if you're a a private school student and your parents own an oil factory it may be possible..but even given someone like Bush/Kerry and their GPAs being relatively low and seemingly unmanipulated, I just don't see how this can be possible at any school.

 

[vshah]

at my school there is a deadline ((about 4 weeks before the end of the semester) to change a class to pass/fail; after that, no dice...

 

[neutralizer]

Originally posted by: vshah
at my school there is a deadline ((about 4 weeks before the end of the semester) to change a class to pass/fail; after that, no dice...

QFT

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

You're friend is probably wrong, but being unable to change a grade from letter grade to pass no pass after he passes a class makes no sense. He's paying for his education, who does it benefit if his GPA is low... the school? no. the prof? no. him? no. his future employers no.

Fvckin bullsh!t if you ask me. Give the poor kid a break.

 

[Koenigsegg]

GPA benefits the school. Lower GPAs mean less grade inflation, whereas higher GPAs indicate less challenging classes which as a result makes the school look bad..i.e. Stanford/Harvard.