Degree Audit Report System
The Degree Audit Report System (DARS) shows academic progress toward completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree in a student’s declared or proposed program of study. The progress is measured by how UW courses, transfer courses, and courses in progress apply toward degree requirements.
Student Resources for DARS
Students may choose to have a numerically graded course graded as Satisfactory/Non-Satisfactory (S/NS). There are three different methods to change your grading option, and the one you will use depends on when you are wanting to make the change.
Courses required for a major or university requirement, major declaration or admission, or a known pre-requisite should not be taken as S/NS.
For more information on the S/NS grading option refer to Scholastic Regulations Chapter 110 Grades, Honors, and Scholarship.
Professional Students
Professional school students should check with their respective school registrar or adviser for details on S/NS grading options and verify if their program is participating in this process.
Graduate Students
Graduate students who choose S/NS for a course cannot change the grade to numerical once the quarter ends. Review scholastic regulation 110 graduate student section B. 5. “If approval is granted, the student must elect the S/NS option when registering or no later than the last day of finals week of the quarter. Numeric grades will not be converted subsequently to S/NS grades (or vice versa).”
Change Grade Options by Quarter
I want to change my grading option between S/NS and numeric for a…
I Want to Change Grading Option for
You can change your courses to and from the Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory (S/NS) grading option up through the end of finals week/last week of the quarter.
S/NS graded courses do not count for degree or graduation requirements for undergraduate students unless the current quarter is an Extraordinary Circumstances Quarter. Graduate and professional students should consult with their advisers.
Change my grading option for current quarter via Register.UW
A $20
Change of Registration fee applies each time your grading option change is processed. Based on your overall financial situation, if incurring the grade change fee creates a hardship you may want to contact the Office of Student Financial Aid.
Previous Quarters (Non-Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters)
You may discover that you need to have an S/NS graded course changed to numeric to fulfill degree, prerequisite, or similar requirements. Grades cannot be changed from numeric to S/NS in Non-Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters.
Submit an S/NS to Numeric Grade Change Petition
Learn more about EC Quarters versus Non-EC Quarters
A $20
Change of Registration fee applies each time your grading option change is processed. Based on your overall financial situation, if incurring the grade change fee creates a hardship you may want to contact the Office of Student Financial Aid.
Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters
The following quarters have been deemed Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters: Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Autumn 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Winter 2022
- You can change between S/NS and numeric until your degree has been posted.
- The Late Grading Option form becomes available for each new Extraordinary Circumstances Quarter on the Wednesday following the end of that quarter.
- S grades earned for Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters will count toward degree and graduation requirements.
Request late grading option change for EC Quarter
Registration Contacts
For additional questions, please contact your campus registration team.
UW Seattle – regoff@uw.edu
UW Tacoma – reguwt@uw.edu
UW Bothell – uwbreg@uw.edu
The University of Washington recognizes students after each academic quarter and year for their high scholarship award and inclusion on the corresponding Dean’s List. A suitable and official notation of this achievement is recorded on the student’s University transcript. Students may also be eligible for other Baccalaureate Honors.
Dean’s Lists Criteria
Quarterly Dean’s List
To qualify for the quarterly Dean’s List, a student must be pursuing their first undergraduate degree and attain a quarterly GPA of 3.50 or higher in at least 12 graded credits.
Annual Dean’s List
To qualify for the Annual Dean’s List, a matriculated undergraduate student must be pursuing their first undergraduate degree and have achieved a quarterly GPA of 3.50 in 12 or more numerically graded credits each quarter for three quarters of the academic year (summer through spring).
Students enrolled for four quarters of the academic year (summer through spring) must satisfy the conditions previously outlined and attain a quarterly GPA of 3.50 or better in the fourth quarter, if enrolled for 10 or more credits.
Dean’s List Notations
The official University record that a student has qualified for the Quarterly or Annual Dean’s List is the notation on the student’s UW transcript.
Dean’s List Name
The student’s Quarterly or Annual Dean’s List Name does not have to match their Student Record Name. By submitting a Dean’s List Name request via the Dean’s List Name form, students can now have the name of their choice reflected on the corresponding Dean’s List Recipients listing.
Dean’s List Name requests must be submitted prior to the publication of Dean’s List Recipients. Students who do not provide their Quarterly or Annual Deans List Name via the form will have their Student Record Name posted on the corresponding Dean’s List Recipients listing.
S/NS to Numeric or Numeric to S/NS
Undergraduate and graduate students may amend their numeric or S/NS original grading options for courses under two very different circumstances related to whether the grading is taking place in Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters (ECQ) or not. Professional students should check with their program registrar to verify if they are eligible for either process.
Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters
EC Quarters versus Non-EC Quarters
| Item |
Regular Quarters |
Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters |
| Applicable Quarters |
Quarters prior to Spring 2020, and all future quarters NOT designated as extraordinary circumstances quarters. |
Spring 2020 | Summer 2020 | Autumn 2020 | Winter 2021 | Spring 2021 | Summer 2021 | Winter 2022 |
| Changes via Register.UW |
You can make the grading change to S/NS via Register.UW by selecting the S/NS grading option next to the course and clicking on “Update Schedule.” |
You can make the grading change to S/NS via Register.UW by selecting the S/NS grading option next to the course and clicking on “Update Schedule.” |
| Deadline (Register.UW) |
Changes must be made in Register.UW by the last day of the quarter (the last day of finals). Specific deadlines are indicated in the particular year’s UW Academic Calendar under the “Adding/Dropping/Withdrawing Courses” section. |
Changes using Register.UW must be made by the last day of the quarter (the last day of finals), otherwise you must wait for the ECG Late Grading Option form the day after grades are due each quarter to make changes to your grading option. Specific deadlines are indicated in the 2021-2022 Academic Calendar under the “Adding/Dropping/Withdrawing Courses” section. |
| Changes via ECQ Form |
N/A |
The ECQ form becomes available the day after the faculty grade submission deadline at the end of each quarter. Specific dates are indicated in the 2021-2022 Academic Calendar under the “Grade Deadlines” section. |
| Limits to Changes |
Late changes (after the last day of the quarter) to the S/NS grading option are not allowed. Late changes (after the last day of the quarter) from an S/NS grade to numeric are allowed if the course must have a numeric grade to meet a degree requirement. Students must submit an S/NS to Numeric Grade Change Petition. |
Once the Extraordinary Circumstances Quarter Late Grading Option form is available the day after the grading deadline each Extraordinary Circumstances Quarter, you may continue to move between numeric to S/NS grading or from S/NS to numeric for grades earned only in Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters (ECQ) until your degree has been posted. |
| Change Fee |
Change of Registration fee of $20 is assessed for each change of grading option you make. Based on your overall financial situation, if incurring the grade change fee creates a hardship you may want to contact the Office of Student Financial Aid. |
Change of Registration fee of $20 is assessed for each change of grading option you make, except for changes to Spring 2020 courses. Based on your overall financial situation, if incurring the grade change fee creates a hardship you may want to contact the Office of Student Financial Aid. |
| Graduation Requirements |
S grades DO NOT COUNT for undergraduate degree or graduation requirements other than the minimum total credits required for a bachelor’s degree.
Graduate students may use an S grade for degree requirements with the approval of their Graduate Program Coordinator or Supervisory Committee Chairperson. |
S grades DO COUNT for degree or graduation requirements. |
Undergraduate and Graduate Students
S/NS Grades
| Grade |
Undergrad |
Graduate |
| S Grade |
2.0 or higher |
2.7 or higher |
| NS Grade |
1.9 or below |
2.6 or below |
ECQ Grade Change Request Form
The request form is currently available for Spring, Summer, Autumn 2020, Winter, Spring, Summer 2021, and Winter 2022 grading option changes.
Extraordinary Circumstances Quarter Late Grading Option Change Request
ECQ Form – UW-Bothell students
ECQ Form – UW-Tacoma students
Extraordinary Circumstances | S/NS Grading FAQs
ECQ FAQs
The Provost’s Office has not designated Autumn 2021 as an Extraordinary Circumstances Quarter as we have returned to campus for in-person instruction.
NO. This request form is to be submitted only if you want to change a grading mode from S/NS to numerical or numerical to S/NS.
It applies to undergraduate and graduate students. Professional school students should confer with their school registrar to understand how the policy applies to their programs.
The global pandemic’s impact on course delivery mode caused the University to move from in-person to 100% remote delivery courses on March 9, 2020, and enough of the quarter had been completed that students had an option to finish out their coursework. Students entered Spring 2020 knowing that all classes would be delivered 100% remote delivery and had the option to change to S/NS grading from numeric or from numeric to S/NS in MyUW by the end of the seventh week.
These changes also do not apply to Winter 2020 because making changes to the Scholastic Regulations required a legislative process that began in Spring Quarter that required a full vote of the faculty. The Faculty Senate proposed and voted on Class B legislation during Spring Quarter and the Scholastic Regulations Chapter 110, Section 6, e was added on May 29, 2020, allowing for students to follow the new policy for any extraordinary circumstances quarter.
An extraordinary circumstances quarter is one that has had extenuating circumstances that globally or by individual campus have had an impact on grading and student success.
According to Scholastic Regulations Chapter 110, Section 6, e
- f. Under campus-wide extraordinary circumstances, the campus registrar, in consultation with the appropriate campus faculty body, may waive the restrictions in Sections a through c above so that undergraduates students may opt for S/NS grading for elective or required courses without a maximum credit limitation. S/NS grading for campus-wide extraordinary circumstances deemed quarters will meet graduation and degree requirements. Temporary modifications to the S/NS policies will be clearly communicated to the campus community by the campus registrar.
The University has deemed Spring, Summer, Autumn 2020 and Winter, Spring, Summer 2021, and Winter 2022 as extraordinary circumstances quarters. If additional quarters are added, that information will be posted on this webpage.
No, there is no limit. Students may request changes to their grading option for an extraordinary circumstances quarter as many times as they like until their degree has been posted.
When you take a course S/NS, your grade is converted to an S if you earn at least a 2.0 (undergraduate students) or a 2.7 (graduate students). Your grade is converted to an NS if your grade is below 2.0 (undergraduate students) or below a 2.7 (graduate students). If you earn an NS, you do not receive credit for the course
Yes. If you do not want it to count toward your graduation and major requirements you may request that your advisers work with the Office of the University Registrar to not have it count toward your degree or major requirements.
Students may only register for up to 20 credits of S/NS through Register.UW. Exceptions may be granted by emailing a request to petition@uw.edu.
S and NS grades do not affect your grade-point average. Your GPA will be calculated on the basis of numerically graded courses only.
The S/NS policy, whether for extraordinary circumstances or non-circumstances quarter is related to graduation and degree requirements. There is no connection to this policy and departmental admissions policies. Check with departmental staff to verify how a grade of S/NS will impact your admissibility to a UW academic program/major.
Yes, if you earn an S which is the same as a 2.0. It is also safest to consult with the department offering the course to verify how choosing the S/NS option will impact the pre-requisite applicability for a specific course.
It shouldn’t, but it is best to check with your adviser for your major.
Switching from numeric grading to S/NS could have a positive impact on your academic standing. If you have been dropped for low scholarship or placed on academic probation, and you switch to S/NS, your academic standing can be manually reassessed.
Yes. There have not been any changes to the 60 numerically graded credit requirement for baccalaureate honors, so you would still need 60 numerically graded credits to qualify for baccalaureate honors according to Scholastic Regulations Chapter 110, Section 3. Honors Awards.
Each student’s financial aid situation is unique, please check with your Office of Student Financial Aid advising team for this answer for you.
The transcript comment of Global Public Health Emergency Impacted Enrollment is posted on the transcript every quarter between Winter 2020 and Summer 2021, and between Winter 2022 and Summer 2022, but it does not mean these are the Extraordinary Circumstances’ quarters (Spring 2020-Summer 2021, Winter 2022). The reason for this comment is for people in the future to remember when the pandemic had its greatest impact on students and the UW, as a whole.
Contact the corresponding campus registrar team.