To provide students the opportunity to broaden their experiences by taking courses they might not otherwise pursue, the university allows students to enroll in a limited number of classes on a Credit/No Credit basis.

To sign up for the Credit/No Credit grading option, you need to obtain a Credit/No Credit Grading Option form from the Registrar's Office in McClain Hall 104.  Fill out the form completely and obtain your advisor's signature, then submit the form to the Registrar's Office for processing.  You may sign up for the Credit/No Credit grading option at any time prior to the last date to drop a class.  After the free add/drop period, a $25 processing fee is assessed.  See the Important Dates section for exact dates and deadlines.

Please note that the following guidelines and restrictions apply to courses completed through the Credit/No Credit grading option.

1. A student may take only "free elective" undergraduate courses as Credit/No Credit classes. "Free electives" are those courses not used to fulfill the requirements in the liberal studies program, in the student's major program (including required support), in the additional foreign language component for the B.A., in the additional science component for the B.S., minor requirements, departmental honors, or general honors requirements.

2. A student may complete a course that is being used to fulfill the writing-enhanced requirement, the Missouri Statute requirement, the 40 required hours of 300+ level undergraduate coursework, and/or the cumulative hour requirement using the credit/no credit grading option if that course is not being used to fulfill any other requirements in the student's program.

3. Credit is achieved by a "D" grade or above, while failing a course results in No Credit. A grade of "Y" indicates credit earned in a credit/no credit course; a grade of "Z" indicates no credit earned in a credit/no credit course.

4. A student may take up to five hours per semester using the Credit/No Credit grading option.

5. A student may change to or from a Credit/No Credit grading system by the last day allowed to drop the course. See the Important Dates section for exact dates.

6. With a Credit standing, the student will receive credit for the course. Students are not be eligible to retake a course in which credit was earned using the credit/no credit grading option. 

7. With a No Credit standing, the student will not receive credit for the course although the student's transcript will show that the student attempted, yet no credit was received, for the course.

8. Courses taken under the Credit/No Credit grading option do not affect the student's grade point average.

9. During the semester, only the student, the student's advisor, and the Registrar's Office will know that the student is taking the course on a Credit/No Credit basis.

10. Up to 12 credit hours of Credit/No Credit may be counted toward graduation.

All students should consult their advisors prior to deciding to take any course Credit/No Credit. Pre-Education students are advised that professional education courses cannot be taken Credit/No Credit.  Students planning to pursue the MAE degree should contact the Certification Office in the Division of Education for specific information.  Courses taken Credit/No Credit do not fulfill requirements for load considerations by the Veterans Administration if the final grade assigned is No Credit.