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.
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…
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
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
Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters
- 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.
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