<p>is it better to take a class that is p/np or for a letter grade?
-pros and cons anybody??</p>
<p>It depends on the class that you want to take P/NP, what your major is and if you have any post-graduate goals that relate to the class you want to take P/NP.</p>
<p>You cannot take major prerequisites or major requirements P/NP with possibly a few exceptions.</p>
<p>If the class is just a random general education breadth then it is okay.</p>
<p>Also R&C classes must be taken for a letter grade for L&S.</p>
<p>There's a strategy: take this course for a letter grade if you think you will do a pretty good job in it, and if you find yourself not on track to a satisfactory grade (whether A or B), change it to P/NP.</p>
<p>Reason: the deadline to change from LG to P/NP is much later than the deadline to change from P/NP to LG.</p>
<p>Pros:
you can get a C- and it doesn't matter, thus avoiding effort.</p>
<p>Uhh I guess that's it but it's a pretty big pro.</p>
<p>Cons:
sometimes you can't do a class P/NP (such as major prereqs)
it doesn't help your GPA if you do well in the class
generally makes the class you took seem more insignificant on the transcript</p>
<p>Do P/NP for classes you don't care about, like breadth requirements or something along those lines.</p>
<p>How many units can you take P/NP at cal?</p>
<p>i think no more than 1/3 of all the units counting towards your degree can be taken p/np.</p>