The college I teach at is converting to online teaching ( due to coronavirus) which is going to be a challenge,. I suggested to our Dean going to a Pass/ Fail system like other schools but he says if we do that at the community college level the courses won't transfer. Anyone aware of schools converting to pass -fail dung this crisis? any thoughts? https://www.chronicle.com/article/Make-All-Courses-Pass-Fail-Now/248281 https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/18/opinions/coronavirus-makes-college-and-life-pass-fail-perry/index.html
Credit may have limited transferability. Most schools have GPA requirements. Pass/Fail is maybe good for vocational training.
It will be like all the records set in Major League Baseball during the steroid era. All GPAs will have an asterisk * * corona era GPA ProTip: this is when you want to take that Organic Chemistry course you've been dreading
USC just offered Pass/Fail to all undergraduates for this semester. They generally have a 24 credit limit for Pass/Fail but have lifted it this semester only.
Here's another thought. Virtually all colleges are now either closed or 100% online. While there's reason to believe that these new online degree programs will eventually improve their delivery methods, there some growing evidence of widespread difficulties making this transition. If this continues people are going to start asking, "Why am I paying top dollar to this top tier elite university but what I am getting is a 4th tier video blog that looks like it was made in a couple of hours (hint: it was). I'm not going to pay a shmillion dollars to a school for low-grade content. I'd rather go to someplace like FHSU where they've been doing this for years and it's less than half the cost.
A number of major universities are doing this. Community colleges face additional hurdles as their transfer articulation agreements can be exceptionally specific at times.
I just got an email from University of Alabama that we will have the option of taking a pass/fail or a letter grade. I must say though I don't fully understand how this will change things in the future. So if I am thinking I am going to get a C in a class would it be smarter to take the pass/fail? Also as was mentioned before is there going to be situations where another college won't take the pass/fail credit?
schools vary with their policies. Some will only allow a certain number of pass/fail courses toward graduation. But under the current circumstances I’d expect generosity.
Here's a pass/fail story out of Northwestern https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/04/02/campus/university-wide-pass-no-pass-policy-sparks-campus-debate/
