Students have the option of taking an unlimited number of units on a credit/non-credit basis. Effective in the fall 2003 semester, if a student receives a grade of C or higher in a course that she has elected credit/non, a notation of CR (credit) will appear on her transcript; if she receives a grade lower than a C, then a notation of NCR (no credit) will appear on the transcript. If a student withdraws from the course after the fourth week of the semester, a WDR will appear on the transcript; if she has a permanent incomplete, then an INC will be printed on the transcript.

Please note that a student who wishes to be considered for Latin Honors may take only one unit credit/non for every four units taken at Wellesley or MIT after her first year. Even if she does not receive credit for a course that has been declared credit/non, the course will be considered part of the total credit/non units for consideration of Latin Honors.

The period during which students may declare that they wish to take a course on a credit/non basis is the first three weeks of the fall and spring semesters (or the first two days of wintersession or each summer session). Students must use the online registration system to declare that they wish to take a course credit/non (see directions below).

Please see your Class Dean if you have any questions about credit/non.

SEE ARTICLES OF GOVERNMENT, BOOK II, ARTICLE VII, SECTION 1.C.

Directions for Declaring a Course Credit/Non

1. Log into the online registration system, click on the Registration link, and then click on a link called Change Class Options.
   
2. When you click on this link, the courses for which you are registered will display, with an action window next to the "Grading Mode" line. For most courses, the action displayed will indicate "Regular Grading". If you wish to declare a course credit/non, choose the option called "Credit/Non" and then click on the Submit Changes button.
   
3. Return to the Registration menu and click on the link called Student Detail Schedule. Verify that the correct course has been marked with the credit/non designation and print out a copy of the screen. If there is any question about the status of a course that you wished to declare credit/non, this printed document will be required to verify that the declaration was completed.
   
4. All students are expected to use the online system to declare a course credit/non. If a student has been told that she has a hold on her registration, this will prevent her from registering for future semesters, but it will not prevent her from declaring a course credit/non during the current semester. We hope that any student with a registration hold is working with the staff in Student Financial Services so that she will be able to register during the next registration period.
   
5. Because we are no longer using cards, there is no card to give to a faculty member indicating that you have declared the course credit/non. You may wish to inform the faculty member that you have done this and, as in past semesters, the grade sheet (printed and electronic) will indicate that a student has declared the credit/non option.
   
6. If you have any problems, please come to the Registrar’s Office and we will help you.
   

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Email: regoffice@wellesley.edu
Registrar's Office July 5, 1999
Last Modified: July 8, 2003
Expires: Jan 1, 2004
Maintained by: C. Voorhees