Changing the Grading Basis

The Grading Basis field determines what grading basis a student may select for the course, where the student can select a grading basis. The Grading Basis field is found on the Catalog Data page of the Course Catalog page group.

Note: If you change the Grading Basis of an approved new undergraduate course that has never been offered, the course approval status changes to Pending. Until the course is approved you will not be able to make any changes to it.

To change the grading basis for a course:

  1. If you are not already on the Catalog Data page for the course you are changing, access the course, add a new row, and enter the effective date.
  2. Scroll down to the Course Grading area.
  3. In the Grading Basis drop-down list, select one of the following grading bases for the course:
    */NC
    Select this option if the course is a graduate course that may be taken for credit or no credit.
    */AUD/NC
    Select this option if the course is a graduate course that may be taken for credit or no credit, or may be audited.
    A-F,P,Aud
    Select this option if the course may be taken for a letter grade, Pass/D/Fail, or audit. This is the regular grading basis for most courses at Princeton.
    Audit Only
    Select this option if the course may only be audited.
    Na, npdf
    Select this option if the course may only be taken for a letter grade. Pass/D/Fail and Audit are not available for this course.
    No Audit
    Select this option if the course may not be audited, but may be taken for a letter grade or Pass/D/Fail.
    No P/D/F
    Select this option if the course may not be taken on a Pass/D/Fail basis, but may be taken for a letter grade or audited.
    P/D/F Only
    Select this option if the course may only be taken on a Pass/D/Fail basis.

    4. Other options that appear in the drop-down list for this field are used by the Registrar's Office, or by students when they select courses online.

  4. If you have made all the changes for this course, click the Save button at the bottom left of the page.