<p>My school does this. Opting to take non-honors courses pass/fail is a good idea. I think a more reasonable compromise would be to offer courses with no honors/AP equivalent as pass/fail. This way, they don’t bring down students’ GPA. Students who are truly interested in such “regular” courses should be able to take them without having to worry about lowering their GPA.</p>
<p>Of course, classes with a weighted equivalent should be considered in GPA, so that the students who challenge themselves by taking the harder course are rewarded with a better GPA.</p>