Tuesday, Mar 31, 2020
Dear Rider University Community,
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rider University will offer its undergraduate students the option to convert any of their spring 2020 courses to pass/no credit, subject to these conditions:
- The lowest grade that would constitute passing would be a “C.”
- Courses converted to pass/no credit and for which a pass is earned will count toward graduation requirements.
- If a grade of “no credit” is issued, the transcript will read “no credit” and the course will not count toward graduation requirements.
- Pass/no credit grades are not included in the calculation of the semester or cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA).
- Students must contact their Dean’s Office in order to request a change to pass/no credit status. The first date to request this change is Tuesday, May 12, 2020. The last date to request this option is Friday, May 29, 2020. This decision cannot be changed once it is made.
- Grades of “pass” will count toward meeting minimum grade requirements in sequential courses.
- In the case of a repeated course, the new grade will replace the previous grade. For a course converted to pass/no credit, the new pass/no credit will replace the earlier letter grade.
- If an instructor grants a request for an incomplete, the student will have one week after the “I” is changed to a final grade to make a decision regarding pass/no credit.
For specific questions, please reach out to your Dean’s office.
Stay healthy!
DonnaJean Fredeen, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs