In April 2020, Law Center faculty voted to make the following grading policy changes due to COVID-19.  Changes to calculations for honors cutoffs can be found here.

J.D. Students

All Spring 2020 grades for J.D. students will be mandatory Pass/Fail.  Notation added to all transcripts for Spring 2020: Mandatory P/F due to COVID19.

Important Notes

  • This rule will apply to all classes, including classes for which the J.D. pass/fail option is ordinarily not permitted. It will apply, for example, to first-year classes, classes that meet the Professional Responsibility requirement, upperclass legal writing requirement seminars, supervised research projects, LL.M-only classes, and classes for which a faculty member elected not to make the pass/fail option available.
  • Pass grades for Spring 2020 will not count against the 7-credit cap for elective pass/fail.
  • All prior pass/fail elections for Spring 2020 will be erased and those elections will no longer count against the 7-credit cap.
  • Pass grades are not calculated into a student’s GPA. 
  • Failing grades are calculated into a student’s GPA.

LL.M., SJD, Graduate Non-Degree Students

LL.M., SJD, and graduate non-degree students received letter grades for Spring 2020 courses, but could elect to convert any passing letter grade (equal or higher than a D) to a “Pass” after reviewing their final Spring 2020 grades.  Notation added to all transcripts for Spring 2020: Optional P/F for Spring 2020 due to COVID19.  The Pass selection period is May 29 – June 12.  Final letter and Pass grades will be posted to students’ transcripts on June 15.

Important Notes

  • Mandatory Pass/Fail courses are not eligible for Pass selection (search the online Curriculum Guide to see if a course is mandatory Pass/Fail).  Students who opt not to change their letter grades may have Pass grades reflected on their transcript for mandatory Pass/Fail courses.
  • Pass grades are not calculated into a student’s GPA. 
  • Failing grades are calculated into a student’s GPA.
  • Courses selected for a Pass grade count towards LL.M. degree requirements.
  • If a Pass grade is not selected for a course, the letter grade received will be posted on the student’s transcript.