The Dirt on the Drop Deadline

 Hello First Years!

The First-Year Team here with the dirt on how to drop a class after the registration period has ended.

While the add deadline for this semester passed in September, the drop deadline for Fall 2024 classes is less than one week away, on Tuesday, October 8th. This is your last chance to drop a class you are currently enrolled in without having a withdrawal marked on your transcript. Remember that you cannot drop below the required 12-credit minimum unless you have a CARDS accommodation to do so.

Follow these easy online steps to drop your class until Tuesday, October 8th:

1. Contact your adviser to discuss and obtain their approval.

Best practice is to have an advising conversation where you discuss options and any possible implications of this drop on your full-time status or your graduation progress, but depending on how much you and your adviser have already discussed things, they may agree to review and approve your form without such a meeting. Make sure that this conversation is time-stamped (eg. over email) in case your advisor is unable to approve your request in time.
 

2. Submit the online Drop Request Form, found on Slate.

You will only be able to drop online if your adviser has granted this permission. Be sure that you are not attempting to drop below 12 credits unless approved via CARDS or as a final-semester senior  -- the system will not allow drop below 12 credits without additional approval.
 

3. As soon as your adviser grants permission, you will receive an email informing you that you have permission to drop the class(es) discussed.

While this adviser permission is for the specific class you request, functionally it reopens your ability to drop in general, so be sure to drop the right class and nothing else.
 

4. You will have two days to drop the class online via Student Planning.*

If you don't drop within the 2-day window, you will need to request permission again. It important that you get started on the process as soon as possible to give your adviser time to approve the drop and to make sure you have time to manually do so in Student Planning on or before October 8th.

*If your adviser was unable to approve your request in time but you reached out to them over email before the deadline, you will be able to petition the drop after the deadline. If this is you, don't fret! More information will be coming about that after the deadline.

Good luck, and be sure to reach out to the First-Year Team with any questions! 

Pass/D/Fail deadline: Nov. 14, 2024

 

Pass/D/Fail available for Fall courses. Deadline is Nov. 16, 2023

The last day to elect the Pass/D/Fail option is November 14, 2024. (this is also the W deadline)

Rules:

Current students may elect to P/D/F one (1) course per semester.  Courses that are only available with P/F grading are not counted.

The instructor is not informed when a student elects the P/D/F option. The instructor will assign a letter grade, which will be converted to P/D/F.  Because of this, students may see a letter grade in SSOL and should reference their Barnard transcript to see the P/D/F grade.

• A letter grade of A+ through C- will appear on the transcript as a P, and will not count in the GPA

• A letter grade of D will appear on the transcript as a D, and will count in the GPA

• A letter grade of F will appear on the transcript as an F, and will count in the GPA

Classes taken for P/D/F grades can be applied to general education requirements but not to major or minor requirements.  

How to elect or revoke the P/D/F option

After the registration deadline for a term, students can elect P/D/F grading for any registered course.   The deadline to make this election (or to undo it - also called “revoking”) is posted in the academic calendar.  Students may not request P/D/F grading retroactively.

To elect the P/D/F Grading option:

NEW process as of fall 2023:

Barnard students will use SSOL to elect P/D/F grading

-Click here to elect a current course for P/D/F grading.  (Use a browser other than Safari).

-Click on P/D/F grading then Grading Option Change Request.

This form can be used to elect Pass/D/Fail for a course where that option is not available in SSOL.

To undo/ revoke your p/d/f election  - or switch the election to a different class (this must be done prior to the P/D/F grading deadline):

-Go to ssol.columbia.edu and go to Pass/D/Fail Uncover.

-Within 3 business days, the “Grading: Pass/Fail” note will have returned to “Graded” in Student Planning.

-If you revoke the P/D/F election, it will not count towards your p/d/f credit limit.

-If you drop or officially withdraw from a class that you had previously P/D/F'd, you should also revoke the p/d/f so that it won't count towards your P/D/F limit.

 

FAQ:

Q: My course doesn't have a P/D/F option in SSOL! Does that mean I can't take it p/d/f????

A: No! If you can't elect p/d/f in SSOL, you can use this Slate form to do it!

SAVE THE DATE for this Year's Major Fair

 Hi First-Years! 

See below for the flier on this year's major fair which will take place on Tuesday, October 15th from 3:30-5:30 P.M. in the Diana Event Oval.