Signing up pass/fail

by Mike Gleicher on September 8, 2015

in News

Don’t do anything about course enrollment. There has been some misinformation. I will try to figure it out. Even the instructions below (in this message) might be wrong. New information tomorrow.

Sorry, this is turning out to be more complicated than I thought. You do need to take this class pass/fail or audit. Here are some new things:

  1. You must enroll pass fail – so if you enrolled for a grade, drop the class and re-enroll. There is no waiting list anymore. You should just be able to add. Turns out this is wrong. You can switch once you are enrolled. It’s just not easy. Instructions coming.
  2. If you are on the waiting list, don’t wait. Just go and enroll (and take yourself off the waiting list)
  3. Pass/Fail classes don’t count for much. For example, I have been told that you can’t use it as a CS elective.
  4. I am told pass/fail can’t count towards a graduate degree. (This doesn’t make sense because students take research credits, …)
  5. New rules that I was unaware of seem to pop up at every turn.

I cannot setup groups for assignment one until the course roster is somewhat stable (otherwise, I’ll need to add each person manually). Which is adding yet another layer to the mess.

I apologize for the hassles for everyone – this was all done last minute, and unintended consequences seem to be everywhere.

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