CGS, taking pre-requisites pass-fail

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<p>i have two unrelated questions</p>

<p>(1) are there any current penn undergrads who have taken classes through the college of general studies; any advantages, disadvantages; easier, harder? the reason why i ask is because one of the classes i’m planning to take this fall has a time conflict with a required class; i realize i would have to wait until the first week of school to register for it if i took it through CGS. do they usually have openings or are they mostly full?</p>

<p>(2) i’m an econ major in the college who is considering taking the wharton finance track as part of my elective credit; the problem is that finance classes require accounting (nasty curve) and stat 101, 102 as pre-requisites; could i take these pass-fail or is it necessary to take pre-requistes for a grade?</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>CGS classes are identical in every way to their daytime equivalents.</p>

<p>Upsides: small class size, plenty of time to prepare before class. Often more mature students. </p>

<p>Downsides: Adult students tend to raise the bar on writing assignments. Be aware of who the instructor is - if s/he's not an actual professor (or at least an ABD) consider taking another class. If the class description says "staff" call the department and ask. </p>

<p>Also - eat BEFORE class if you have one of the 2 hour classes.</p>

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<p>I think someone said that CGS students can take foreign languages P/F, and that they meet the requirements for a CGS degree.</p>

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<p>For majors, generally classes need to be taken for a grade.</p>

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<p>As far as I'm aware, the rules in CGS are the same as the college:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.college.upenn.edu/rules/grades.html#grade%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.college.upenn.edu/rules/grades.html#grade&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>"Only free electives may be taken pass/fail, and only eight electives may be taken pass/fail."</p>

<p>Pass/Fail is there to let you take interesting classes outside your field without risking your GPA.</p>

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<p>Did they change the policy in CGS from last year, where CGS students could take the languages pass/fail? </p>

<p>I've been searching the website, and since the recent website update, I can't find the policy. Anyone have the info? I hope I'm not going crazy. Its been nagging at me...</p>