Grade Point Average (GPA)
- Courses taken as P/NP will not affect the student’s term or cumulative GPA.
- Courses with a grade of "P" will count toward the 120 credit hours needed for graduation. However, grades of "P" may not be used to meet graduation requirements of specific programs identified in the "Specific Academic Program Guidelines" section below.
Course Repeat
- Courses taken as P/NP will not replace a letter grade (A through F) in a course taken prior to the current semester.
- If a student takes a course twice and receives "D" or higher for one attempt, and a "P" for another attempt, the student can only use one attempt towards the 120 credit hours needed for graduation.
Pre-Requisites
- For the Spring 2020 semester only, a "P" grade will satisfy prerequisites that require a specific grade performance (for example, "C or better") except for those courses identified in the "Specific Academic Program Guidelines" section below.
Dean’s List, Commencement Honors, Graduation Honors
- Courses takes as P/NP will not be used to meet GPA requirements for the Dean’s List, Commencement Honors, Graduation Honors, or other academic honors.
- A student must receive letter grades (A through F) for 12 credit hours in a semester to be eligible for the Dean’s List.
Financial Aid
- Courses taken as P/NP will be used in completion rate calculations for financial aid.
- Courses taken as P/NP will be used to meet enrollment requirements for financial aid.
- Specific questions about financial aid should be directed to the Office of Student Financial Assistance.
College Achievement Program (CAP)/Dual Credit
- Students enrolled in the CAP program have the option to take courses as P/NP. Students and teachers should direct questions to USI’s CAP program.
- The university will accept dual credit courses with grades of "P" from other regionally accredited colleges and universities for Spring 2020 only.
Fresh Start Program
- Students enrolled in the Fresh Start program must complete 12 credit hours with earned letter grades (A through F) in order to apply for financial aid. Grades of P/NP will not count as part of the 12 credit hours.
University Scholarships
- Courses with grades of "P" will satisfy scholarship renewal criteria.
Transfer Credit
- The university will accept transfer grades of "P" from regionally accredited institutions for the Spring 2020 semester. However, grades of "P" may not be used for admission into specific programs identified in the "Specific Academic Program Guidelines" section below.
- The university cannot guarantee that grades of "P" will be accepted as transfer credits at other colleges and universities. Students should check with those institutions if they choose to transfer credits.
International Students and Study Abroad
- International students should make P/NP decisions in consultation with their liaisons on the USI campus.
- Students who are studying abroad in Spring 2020 may take courses as P/NP. Please work with the Center for International Programs to discuss this option.
Students Receiving Military Benefits
- Students should make P/NP decisions in consultation with their liaisons on the USI campus.
Student Athletes
- Student athletes will be able to count P/NP course work towards eligibility at this time.
- P/NP does count toward the 9 credit hour requirement needed for eligibility.
- P/NP would hinder a student that is currently INELIGIBLE to become eligible if GPA improvement is the goal.
- Other policies connected to P/NP impact student athletes the same way it impacts the general student population.
Graduate School or Professional School (Medical, Law, Dental, etc.)
- Students are encouraged to talk to the appropriate pre-professional faculty advisor before deciding to choose P/NP.
- Students should also consult with graduate or professional schools of interest to determine if courses taken P/NP satisfy admission criteria.
Appeal Process
The purpose of the Spring 2020 Pass/No-Pass Administrative Appeal is to determine if there is an administrative policy that was misapplied for the modified spring 2020 Pass/No Pass (P/NP) policy. Administrative policy issues include, but are not limited to, calendar deadlines, instructor/advisor approval, and other relevant student-administrative issues. Spring 2020 Pass/No-Pass Appeals must be submitted by May 29, 2020.
The student must write a detailed narrative describing the administrative policy that was misapplied and explain specifically what they are asking for and why they believe their situation should be considered by the committee. To file an appeal, a student must fill out the Spring 2020 Pass/No-Pass Administrative Appeal Request form; the form should be typed to ensure legibility. All appeals must be signed by the student (student’s digital signature is temporarily being accepted, but it must be submitted from your USI student email account to be accepted). Appeals written by anyone other than the student will NOT be accepted.
The completed appeal request form should be Faxed (812-464-1911) or Scanned/Emailed (usi1adappeal@usi.edu) to the Administrative Appeals Committee for review.
Please send any questions regarding the Spring 2020 Pass/No-Pass Administrative Appeal process to the usi1adappeal@usi.edu.
Specific Academic Program Guidelines
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COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS
- Students in the dental hygiene and dental assisting programs do not have the option of P/NP grading due to accreditation standards set by their accrediting body, the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).
- All pre-requisite courses required for admission to the program must be taken for a letter grade (A through F).
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Pre-students
- Students electing the P/NP option CANNOT change the P/NP into a letter grade (A through F) at a later date.
- Students must earn a letter grade (A through F) for science courses (BIOL 121, BIOL 122, Physics) and may not take more than two courses with a “P” grade for other courses requiring a C or better.
- Students wishing to use the P/NP as an option should take program pre-requisites into consideration and consult with their advisors.
Currently enrolled program students
- For those students who are currently in the USI DMS program, a grade of “P” will NOT be accepted for any DMS, DVT or ECHO program courses taken in Spring 2020.
Future Applicants
- For those students who will be applying to the USI Dietetics program, a grade of "P" will NOT be accepted on the following Dietetics program prerequisite courses taken in Spring 2020: BIOL 121, CHEM 261, NUTR 203 and NUTR 376.
Current Students - DIETETICS
- For those students who are currently in the USI Dietetics program, a grade of "P" will NOT be accepted on any Dietetics program courses taken in Spring 2020.
Current Students – Nutrition & Wellness and Food Service Management
- For those students who are currently in the USI Nutrition and Wellness and Food Service Management concentrations, a grade of "P" will be accepted for any program courses taken in Spring 2020.
- The HIIM program requires a C or better grade in prerequisite courses.
- For continuing students, a grade of C or better is required for HIIM core courses.
- Students must check with employers to ensure that they will reimburse for P/NP grades.
- The Health Services specializations require a C or better grade in prerequisite courses; however, a "P" grade will be considered as part of the overall application to the specialization for Spring 2020 courses. Consideration of prerequisite courses will be handled on an individual basis.
- For continuing students, a grade of C or better is required for Health Services core courses. Health Services elective courses can have a "P" grade.
- Students must check with employers to ensure that they will reimburse for P/NP grades.
- Students must earn a letter grade (A through F) in nursing courses. The P/NP grade is NOT an option for any nursing course (courses with a NURS prefix)
- Students must earn a letter grade (A through F) in IPH 401.
- A "P" grade in nursing course may affect a student’s admission to a graduate program.
- Once the grade (P/NP) is recorded, it CANNOT be changed. Students must check with employers to ensure that they will reimburse for P/NP grades.
- The nursing program does not know how P/NP grades will be viewed by licensure boards outside of Indiana.
UNDERGRADUATE BSN NURSING CURRICULUM ONLY:
- The following courses MUST have a C or better so cannot be taken as P/NP: English 101 & 102, Biology 121 & 122, Speech, Psychology, Chemistry, Nutrition, Microbiology, Social Inquiry.
- Courses that DO NOT require a C and can be taken P/NP are: Math, Statistics, KIN 192, HP 115, Core 39 Ways of Knowing, Core 39 World Language and Culture, Ethics
Future Applicants
- For those students who will be applying to the USI Occupational Therapy Assistant program, a grade of "P" will NOT be accepted on any OTA program prerequisite courses taken in Spring 2020.
Current Students
- For those students who are currently in the USI Occupational Therapy program, a grade of "P" will NOT be accepted on any OT program courses taken in Spring 2020.
Currently Accepted Students
- For students conditionally accepted into the USI Occupational Therapy program for the academic year 2020-2021, a grade of "Passing" will be accepted on any OT program prerequisite courses, except BIOL 121 and 122, taken in Spring 2020.
Future Applicants
- For those students who will be applying to the USI Occupational Therapy program, a grade of "P" will NOT be accepted on any OT program prerequisite courses taken in Spring 2020.
Current Students
- For those students who are currently in the USI Occupational Therapy program, a grade of “P” will NOT be accepted on any OT program courses taken in Spring 2020.
- Students electing the P/NP option CANNOT change the P/NP into a letter grade (A through F) at a later date.
- Students must earn a letter grade (A through F) for science courses (A& P, Physics, etc.) and may not take more than two courses with a “P” grade for other courses requiring a C or better.
- Students wishing to use the P/NP as an option should take program pre-requisites into consideration and consult with their advisors.
- Students must check with employers to ensure that they will reimburse for P/NP grades.
Pre-students
- Students wishing to entertain the Pass/No Pass option must understand that they CANNOT change the P/NP into a grade at a later date.
- As the program has pre-courses established with a C or better requirement for admissions, the program will not accept P/NP for science courses (Biology, Physics, etc.) and will not allow more than two “P” courses for other categories requiring a C or better.
- Students wishing to use the P/NP as an option should take program pre-requisites into consideration.
Currently enrolled program students
- Students wishing to entertain the Pass/No Pass option must understand that the Pass grade is considered a D grade and would not allow a student to continue in the program as the program requires a C or better in coursework.
Bachelors Completion students (Track 3)
- Students wishing to entertain the Pass/No Pass option must understand that the option CANNOT be changed in the future for a grade.
- Most graduate schools will not accept coursework with P/NP and some will not accept the degree with them.
- While the program will allow completion students to take a P/NP, future career goals should be considered.
- Students in the Respiratory Therapy program do not have the option of P/NP grading due to accreditation standards set by their accrediting bodies (CoARC).
- All pre-requisite courses required for admission to the program must be taken for a letter grade (A through F).
- Students must check with employers to ensure that they will reimburse for P/NP grades.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Social Work
Undergraduate
- The Social Work Program will not accept P/NP grades for any course required as a part of the major.
- Social Work pre-majors and majors may take elective coursework and Core 39 coursework (not designated as a pre-requisite for admission into the program) with a P/NP grade.
- The P/NP grade cannot be changed at a later date.
- A "P" grade may impact admission to graduate schools.
- Students must check with employers to ensure that they will reimburse for P/NP grades.
- The Social Work Department does not know how P/NP grades will be viewed by licensure boards outside of Indiana at this time.
- Social Work pre-major or major students can take courses in their minors as P/NP (i.e. psychology etc.).
- If a student chooses to minor in Social Work:
- SOCW 221, 222, 239 or 241 cannot be taken as P/NP.
- Other electives in the SW minor may be taken as P/NP.
Graduate
- Required and elective courses in the Master of Social Work program cannot be taken as P/NP.
POTT COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, and EDUCATION
- The Society of Actuaries (SOA) through the process of Validation by Educational Experiences (VEE) expects students to complete VEE courses with a grade of B or better. These courses at USI include ACCT 201, ACCT 202, ECON 208, ECON 209, FIN 305, and STAT 441. Students who plan to seek a career in the actuarial field should be cautioned that they must have a B or better in these courses for the SOA to validate coursework taken.
- Students with education majors or minors may elect the P/NP option for any Spring 2020 class they are taking for the first time. A grade of "P" will not impede their ability to graduate or to get a teaching license in Indiana.
