Today, from my own institution: "During the current Spring semester, undergraduate students may take more than one course as Pass/Fail, HOWEVER, this decision should be made carefully." #PassFailNation
"Total limits on the number or percent of courses that can be taken Pass/Fail remain and Pass/Fail courses will not count for General Education or the major. Students should only make this request having reviewed the scholarship and financial aid implications."
It's disturbing how emphatic this message is, the all-caps especially. Why wouldn't the institution (or accrediting body) do all necessary work to rethink what pass/fail might mean for struggling students? Why wouldn't they make every effort to support students at this moment?
If the institution continues with these policies, without thinking carefully about the implications, I will be giving every single one of my students an "A" this semester.
We all need to be erring in the favor of human beings not bureaucracy.
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