Grades and Transcripts

Grades

All Open Campus courses are graded and subject to the same grading policies as UC Davis students. Grade reports are mailed to the student four to six weeks after the end of the quarter. Open Campus grades are collected by and maintained at UC Davis Extension and can be transferred to UC Davis or other institutions by official transcript.

Passed/Not Passed

Students wishing to take a course as Passed/Not Passed rather than for a letter grade must submit a petition by the published deadline. Petitions for P/NP are available at UC Davis Extension, or you can submit a written request to UC Davis Extension by mail, fax or in person.

Under the UC Davis P/NP grade policy, undergraduate students are assigned a P grade for course work receiving a C- or better, while graduate students are assigned an S grade for graduate level course work receiving a B- or better or undergraduate level course work receiving a C- or better. If you plan to transfer credit earned on a P/NP basis, you should verify the acceptability of P/NP grading with the institution to which you plan to transfer credit.

Noncredit

Students wishing to take a course as Noncredit rather than for a letter grade must submit a petition by the published deadline. Petitions for NC are available at UC Davis Extension, or you can send a written request by mail or fax.

Auditing

Auditing of classes is allowed in the UC Davis Open Campus program only with payment of full course fees and submission of a petition for noncredit grading.

General Education Requirements

For those taking Open Campus classes toward an undergraduate degree at UC Davis, please keep in mind that all courses taken to fulfill the General Education requirements at UC Davis must be taken for a letter grade. In addition, you must satisfy the university Entry Level Writing Requirement before you take any writing experience course for General Education credit. For additional information on the ELWR and GE requirements, see the UC Davis General Catalog.

Incomplete

An I grade may be assigned in an Open Campus course by an instructor when a student's work is of passing quality for a significant portion of the class requirements, but is incomplete for a good cause as determined by the instructor. At the time of the I grade assignment, UC Davis Extension will send a letter advising the student how to replace the I grade upon completion of the course work identified by the instructor. An I grade must be replaced by a valid grade (letter, P, or S grade) before the end of the third succeeding quarter (excluding summer sessions) in which you were enrolled in courses at UC Davis (as a regularly enrolled UC Davis or Open Campus student). Incomplete grades not resolved by that time will revert to a failing grade. Please see the UC Davis General Catalog for more information on grading policies that apply to Open Campus students.

Transcripts

To request an official transcript of your Open Campus courses (for another institution, UC Davis, or for personal use) complete a transcript request form and submit it to UC Davis Extension by mail, fax or in person. Your academic record at UC Davis Extension is separate from any record you may have at UC Davis. Your Open Campus course credit may be added to your UC Davis record upon admission or readmission based on submission of an official UC Davis Extension transcript. UC Davis will compute grade points for Open Campus courses that are accepted for a degree upon admission or readmission.