Important request regarding grading basis changes for fall 2020 and spring 2021

Today, instructors were sent an email informing them that they could update the grading basis for their classes to allow for S/N grades without going through the ECAS approval process. They were instructed to inform their department schedulers if they want to make this change.

This grading basis change is allowable for both fall 2020 and spring 2021 classes and can be made at the section level.

What do you need to do?

1. Please take in these requests from the instructors in your departments.
2. Email ocmsched@umn.edu by November 13 with the following information:
   1. Term
   2. Subject
   3. Course #
   4. Section #
   5. Instructor (name or ID)
      *If a class is combined, please include all subjects, course numbers, and sections included in the combined section.

We will change the sections to the OPT grading basis, which allows the student to choose between A-F, S/N, or Audit.

Instructors were also sent this email yesterday, October 29, asking them to finalize the modality of their classes by November 9. Hopefully, most of this work has been done already.

If you have any questions, please contact us at ocmsched@umn.edu.