Pass/Fail
An undergraduate, matriculated student in good academic standing who has earned at least 30 semester hours of credit may select a maximum of six courses from free electives to be taken on the Pass/Fail option. The Pass/Fail option is available only for free elective coursework. Courses needed to satisfy General Education requirements, cognate requirements, additional requirements, major or minor program requirements, or collateral coursework must be completed according to the regular grading system.
Coursework taken on the Pass/Fail option is graded as either “P,” which represents achievement at the level of “C” or better, or “U,” which indicates failure. The cumulative grade point average is not affected by work completed on a Pass/Fail basis, nor are these credits considered when calculating academic honors. Note: due to the COVID-19 pandemic courses receiving grades of P during the Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, and Spring 2022 taken either at Kean or at a previous transfer institution will be allowed to count towards program requirements as appropriate.
The Pass/Fail option must be declared at the One Stop Service Center, and must be done by the end of the third week of classes during the fall and spring semesters and by the end of the first week of classes during the respective summer session. The form can be obtained through the Office of the Registrar website. For Kean Ocean students, this option is to be declared through the Kean Ocean Administrative Office, Gateway 103, according to the same deadlines above. For Wenzhou Kean University, this option is to be declared through the Office of the Registrar GEH D202, according to the same deadlines above. During this period students may change into the Pass/Fail option from a course initially enrolled in for a regular letter grade or out of the Pass/Fail option and re-register for a regular letter grade.