Students can choose satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading between course registration and the add/drop deadline. During this time, students can change their S/U grading decisions as often as they wish. From the add/drop deadline until the withdraw deadline, students can opt out of (but not into) the S/U grading option.
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Beginning in Fall 2023, students in good academic standing may choose to apply satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) grading to courses rather than taking a letter grade. S/U grading will not affect the student’s GPA. Students must opt-in to S/U grading until the add/drop/swap deadline. Students who choose the S/U option can revert to a letter grade before the withdrawal deadline. A student may only use the S/U option four times at UCF. Colleges and departments can restrict whether students can pursue S/U for specific classes.
Yes. All students at UCF are eligible to choose satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading.
No. Students cannot use S/U grading in courses in their major, including Common Program Prerequisites. Additionally, UCF colleges and departments can restrict students’ ability to choose satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading, such as limiting the satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading option to students meeting a minimum GPA or those with a minimum number of credit hours.
No. It doesn’t affect students’ GPAs. However, it may have implications for certain prerequisites or honors eligibility.
A student may only use the satisfactory and unsatisfactory grading option four times at UCF.
Yes. Students can return to a letter grade option until UCF’s withdrawal deadline.
No. However, students are strongly encouraged to consult with their academic success coach to ensure that it is in their best interest to use the S/U grading option for the selected course.