CSU & UC Pass/No Pass Information
(Due to COVID 19)
California State System - Transfer
Are Pass/No
Pass (P/NP)
Grades
Accepted?
YES, as follows:
• LBCC Plan B General Education (GE)
courses in areas A1, A2, A3, and B4
(The Golden Four) may be taken P/NP
Winter, Spring and Summer 2020.
• All other General Education courses may
be taken P/NP
• Courses for your major may be taken
P/NP.
• Courses for the Bachelor of Science in
Nursing at CSULB may be taken P/NP
Winter, Spring and Summer 2020
YES, as follows:
• LBCC Plan C General Education (GE)
courses in areas 1A, 1B and 2
(English and Math) may be taken
P/NP Spring and Summer 2020 if
they are NOT courses for your
major.
• Courses taken P/NP Winter, Spring
and Summer 2020 will NOT count
towards the 14 semester unit P/NP
limit for UC admissions.
• Courses for your major are
allowable P/NP on a case by case
basis. NOTE: UC Irvine and UC
Riverside will allow P/NP for major
courses taken in Spring and
Summer 2020.
• UC Berkeley Letters and Science
will allow P/NP for GE courses
taken in Spring and Summer 2020.
When should
you talk to a
LBCC counselor
about the P/NP
grading option?
• If the course you are thinking of
taking P/NP is a required course for
your major at CSU Long Beach or you
are trying to meet a minimum GPA
requirement at CSU Long Beach
(required major courses and GPAs at
CSULB can be found at
http://www.csulb.edu/admissions/fa
ll-2020-major-specific-requirements-
for-transfer-students)
• If you are trying to raise your
Grade Point Average (GPA).
Courses where you receive a Pass
grade will not raise your GPA
• If the course you are thinking of
taking P/NP is for your UC major
(courses for your UC major can be
found at www.assist.org)
• If you are unsure whether a course
is for your UC major
• If you are trying to raise your Grade
Point Average (GPA). Courses
where you receive a Pass grade will
not raise your GPA
