Coronavirus Latest: University Of Maryland Spring Undergraduate, Graduate Courses To Be Graded Satisfactory/Fail, Unless Otherwise Noted By Student
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (WJZ) -- All spring 2020 undergraduate and graduate courses will be graded as satisfactory/fail at the University of Maryland, College Park, unless the student elects otherwise.
This announcement comes amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Due to COVID-19, all spring 2020 graduate courses will be graded satisfactory/fail unless the student elects otherwise. See full details: https://t.co/HFAxBzuAZO
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Students will have the opportunity to choose to receive an earned letter grade in each class and may make that choice until the last day of spring semester classes.
A new website is being created for this purpose, the University announced. Faculty will not know if a student has chosen to receive a letter grade.
There are no limits on satisfactory/fail credits for graduate students.
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