1 August, 2020 RO
CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA
Registrar’s Office
Optional Credit/No Credit Grading Policy
I. Mandatory CR/NC Grading
A. Some courses, as indicated by their catalog descriptions are offered for CR/NC grading only. Such courses are
designated by the sponsoring department. Enrollment in these courses are not counted in the 16-unit limit or the 2-
course/6 unit limit described in II-A below.
B. All challenge examination credit will be awarded on CR/NC basis only. Credit for courses in a student's major will be
given letter grades only.
II. Optional CR/NC Grading
A student may elect to be graded on a CR/NC basis in those courses which are designated by the University as being
approved for optional grading. Courses designated for CR/NC grading will be shown in the catalog with the bold-faced dagger
symbol (+). When a student elects CR/NC grading, the following conditions apply:
A. A student may take up to two courses per semester, not to exceed six units, on a CR/NC basis. The total number of units
which are graded CR/NC may not exceed 16 units for all college level work to be counted towards a bachelor's degree,
including all transfer work, and six units for a master's degree including all transfer work.
B. A student who opts for CR/NC must already be regularly enrolled in the course. Before the end of the third week of
classes, the student must file the CR/NC request form in the Registrar's Office. A student may not change from one
grading option to the other after the end of the third week of classes.
C. A course may not be repeated as CR/NC if the student has previously been enrolled in that course for the traditional
grading option. A course may be repeated for CR/NC only if a grade of NC has been earned previously.
D. Undergraduate students and post-baccalaureate students seeking a second degree will be given a grade of CR for
coursework equivalent to a grade of C- or better in any course for which CR/NC grading is approved and in which the
student is properly enrolled. "NC" will be assigned for coursework equivalent to a "D+," or lower.
For graduate courses designated as mandatory CR/NC, the grade of "CR" will be given for coursework equivalent to a
grade of "B-" or better. "NC" will be given for coursework equivalent to a "C+," or lower grade. This will apply to both
graduate and undergraduate students who are enrolled in graduate courses.
E. Courses in the student's major may not be taken as CR/NC unless designated as mandatory CR/NC grading.
F. To be eligible to opt for CR/NC grading, an undergraduate student must have earned at least a 2.0 GPA in all Cal Poly
Pomona work attempted. (The 2.0 GPA requirement is waived in the case of non-matriculated students having no
previous work recorded at Cal Poly Pomona). A graduate student must have earned at least a 3.0 GPA. New students
enrolling at Cal Poly Pomona for the first time are eligible if they were admitted on a "clear" basis.
III. Grades of CR/NC are not included in the student's grade point average. Courses for which CR is recorded will be counted as
units completed only.
IV. These regulations apply to all students enrolling at Cal Poly Pomona including non-matriculated students in the Extended
University program, summer session, and workshops who wish to elect courses on a Credit/No Credit grading basis.
Check Course Grading Basis Eligibility for CR/NC
1. Check the CPP Catalog: https://catalog.cpp.edu
2. On the Catalog Search box (top left), input the Department and Catalog Number: for example, BIO 1210
3. Click on the course name, check the Grading Basis. If the course indicated “Graded Only”, this course is eligible to receive a grade, not
Credit/No Credit. If the Grading Basis indicates “Student Choice”, Credit/No Credit may be eligible.
