pass fail

Two outcomes only

Pass fail describes a grading system with only two outcomes—satisfactory or unsatisfactory—rather than letter grades or percentages.

Students may choose pass fail courses to explore subjects outside their major without risking their GPA: I took organic chemistry pass fail.

Also written pass-fail or pass/fail.

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succeed · flunk · mark · score · credit · threshold · binary · grading system · bell curve · graduation · dean's list · retake · midterm · transcript · GPA · borderline · curve · makeup

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grading system type

pass failletter grades

Alphabetic academic evaluations

graded · A through F

evaluation specificity

pass failgraduated scale

Marked incremental measurement system

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