<p>Does anyone know what the USC policy is regarding taking a class pass/not pass? Do all classes qualify or only classes outside your major/minor? Is it a good idea to take a class pass/not pass if you have a heavy course load or does it look like you would have gotten a "C or D" in the class (i.e. not look good to have a pass/not pass on your transcript). Thanks for your input.</p>
<p>The catalogue says that minor courses cannot be taken P/NP, and you have to get permission from the academic department to take a major course P/NP. If you're taking a class for credit or just for fun, go ahead and take it P/NP if you want to make the workload easier.</p>
<p>What about the required core classes? Thanks so much.</p>
<p>The following rules apply to undergraduate students who select a P/NP option:</p>
<pre><code>* Not available in courses numbered 390 or 490, WRIT-140 or 340, or to satisfy requirements for a minor.
* When elected, a maximum of 24 units may be applied toward a degree; a maximum of four of these units may apply to the General Education requirement; no effect on GPA.
* When elected, may not be used to fulfill major requirements toward a degree, unless the major department gives written permission through the department's exception process.
* Individual departments may have placed further restrictions on whether a course taken on a P/NP basis can be used to fulfill specific requirements.
* Available only through the end of the third week of classes through Web Registration or in-person registration.
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<p>Thank you so much Madbean.</p>
<p>Usually major classes aren't eligible for P/NP, and minor classes never are. You can always take one GE P/NP, and there are additional requirements that I think you can take P/NP.</p>
<p>I occasionally hear people saying there are some cases (some specific law/med schools?) that calculate P/NP in GPA and it may be adverse in those cases to take a class P/NP in those cases. If there are plans for that sort of thing, it would be worth double checking, maybe on this board under the "professional & graduate schools" category.</p>
<p>However, almost all of the time, no one cares honestly about P/NP classes or not. I've taken a handful of classes P/NP (including my 1 GE) and planning to be going into a phd program soon, and no one will ever care about the fact I got a couple P instead of letter grades.</p>
<p>I think for law school if you get a NP it calculates as an F.</p>
<p>Can you take Physics 151 P/NP if you are an Engineering major?</p>
<p>No, I don't think so. Usually everything listed under "major requirements" (even if in different departments) cannot be P/NP</p>