Credit/D/Fail Option

Any course in Yale College may be taken Credit/D/Fail rather than for a letter grade. When a course is selected under this option, a grade of C– or above will be converted on the transcript to "CR." Grades of D+, D, D–, or F will appear on the transcript as reported by the instructor. You may count up to four courses taken Credit/D/Fail toward the bachelor's degree, and you may take as many as two courses Credit/D/Fail in a single term.

There are some further restrictions on the use of the Credit/D/Fail option. You may not apply any Credit/D/Fail course toward fulfillment of the distributional requirements, and some departments will not accept courses taken Credit/D/Fail toward the requirements of the major. If you want to exercise the Credit/D/Fail option, you must declare your intention by the date your course schedule is due. You may change your mind and convert from Credit/D/Fail to a letter grade until shortly after midterm (see the YCPS for deadlines), but you may not change from a letter grade to the Credit/D/Fail option. If you want to earn acceleration credits through work in advanced courses, you cannot use the Credit/D/Fail option in those courses, because acceleration credit is awarded only for grades of B, B+, A–, or A.

Related Links

• General Academic Information
• Introduction to Academics at Yale
• Acceleration
• Programs of Study

Additional Resources

• Yale College Programs of Study (YCPS)
• Online Course Information