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Columbia used to offer a '''Pass-Fail''' option, but this has since been superseded by the '''Pass-D-Fail''' option. Under Pass-D-Fail, you can choose one course each semester for which you'll receive a grade of either [[P]], [[D]], or [[F]]. If you got a P grade, the [[Registrar]] will also inform you of your original grade, which you can then choose to "reveal".

The new policy is designed to encourage students to actually work for their Pass-D-Fail course. First, if you do no work as many students did under Pass-Fail, you run the risk of narrowly missing a C or C- and instead getting a D. Second, if you're doing well up to the Pass-D-Fail deadline, you might as well continue to do well for another month and get a good grade in the course as a whole.

That said, Pass-D-Fail introduces a new dilemma. If, say, you get some mediocre grade like a B or B+, do you choose to reveal it, or do you keep it hidden behind the P?

In spring of [[2013]], SEAS adopted its own [[SEAS Pass-Fail Policy]].

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