GRADING OPTION CHANGES

Students may choose to have a numerically graded course graded as Satisfactory/Non-Satisfactory (S/NS). There are three different methods to change your grading option, and the one you will use depends on when you are wanting to make the change.

Current Quarter Changes-Register.UW

You can change your courses to and from the Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory (S/NS) grading option on Register.UW up through the end of finals week/last week of the quarter.

S/NS graded courses do not count for degree or graduation requirements for undergraduate students unless the current quarter is an Extraordinary Circumstances Quarter. Graduate students should consult with their advisers.

A $20 Change of Registration fee applies each time you request a grading option change.

Change my grading option for current quarter via Register.UW

Previous Quarter Changes

Previous Quarters (Non-Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters)

You may discover that you need to have an S/NS graded course changed to numeric to fulfill degree, prerequisite, or similar requirements. Grades cannot be changed from numeric to S/NS in Non-Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters.

Complete the Late Grading Option Change Petition

Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters

The following quarters have been deemed Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters: Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Autumn 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Winter 2022

  • You can change between S/NS and numeric until your degree has been posted.
  • The Late Grading Option form becomes available for each new Extraordinary Circumstances Quarter on the Wednesday following the end of that quarter.
  • S grades earned for Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters will count toward degree and graduation requirements.

Request late grading option change for EC Quarter

Graduate Students

Graduate students who choose S/NS for a course cannot change the grade to numerical once the quarter ends. Review Scholastic Regulation 110 Graduate Student section B. 5. “If approval is granted, the student must elect the S/NS option when registering or no later than the last day of finals week of the quarter. Numeric grades will not be converted subsequently to S/NS grades (or vice versa).”

For more information on the S/NS grading option refer to Scholastic Regulations Chapter 110 Grades, Honors, and Scholarship.

For additional questions, please contact the UW Bothell Office of the Registrar: uwbreg@uw.edu.