Transition with Purpose: Pathways from English Language to Academic Study

20 Pass/No Pass Grades (P/NP) IELP LEVEL 4 AND 5 CLASSES Level 4 and 5 classes in the IELP are automatically graded A-F and show as A-F in your PSU academic record. Skills Enhancement Classes (SECs) and Pathways Seminars taken while in levels 4 and 5 are automatically graded P/NP. The grades earned in levels 4 and 5 are part of your undergraduate PSU transcript and university GPA. Classes taken P/NP are excluded from GPA calculation. Students may change A-F grades to P/NP, and SEC classes and Pathways seminars from P/NP to A-F, according to th e university’s add/drop/grade option change deadlines. P/NP grades do not have a grade point average associated with them, but they are counted as credits attempted/credits earned. The maximum number of P/NP credits allowed during a student’s entire degree study is 45. Please note that:  P/NP grades earned in levels 0-3 IELP classes are not counted in the maximum number of P/NP credits.  Earning a P grade does not improve or lower your PSU GPA.  Earning an NP grade does not improve or lower your PSU GPA.  Both F and NP grades reflect that a student failed the course. For students who change one or more of their level 4 or 5 classes to P/NP for the PSU transcript, the actual grade earned for the class (A-F) is still recorded in their IELP transcript and record . The actual grade is also counted in the IELP GPA and is used to calculate the level 4 or 5 GPA for Pathways Program completion purposes. Students may change their grade option from A-F to P/NP for their level 4 and 5 classes, and to change P/NP to A-F for Skills Enhancement Classes and Pathways seminars. Students who wish to change one or more classes to P/NP must do so according to the university’s policies, procedures and deadlines. In general, students are discouraged from changing level 4-5 grades to P/NP, except in very specific circumstances and in consultation with their Pathways Advisor. If you are considering changing a level 4 or 5 class to P/NP, it is strongly recommended that you discuss this with your Pathways Advisor prior to making the change.