Barnard College will be extending the deadline for declaring a class P/D/F as well as the ability to withdraw from a class for the Spring 2024 semester.

On Tuesday, April 2, policy changes for the Spring 2024 semester were announced in an email by Barnard Dean Holly Tedder and Registrar Jennifer Simmons. Barnard students will be allowed to elect a class Pass/D/Fail until the last day of the semester, with the new deadline being April 29 at 5 pm EST.. Additionally, the deadline for withdrawing from a course will be extended to April 22 at 5 pm EST. The full email announcement is attached below.

This is not the first time Barnard has granted an extension for both P/D/F and class withdrawals. In the email, the reason for the extension is cited as the ability to grant Barnard students additional time to make decisions regarding their spring semester courses. Moving forward, Barnard will take into consideration making these deadline changes permanent. The email also acknowledges that the deadlines fall during the week of Passover and encourages students to decide on course actions before the holiday. 

In the email, students were encouraged to meet with their academic adviser for approval when necessary. Additionally, Dean Tedder and Registrar Simmons encouraged students who are observing Passover and cannot meet the deadline to meet with their dean once their work activities are resumed. All other policies and deadlines will remain in effect for the Spring 2024 semester.

Email from Dean for Academic Planning and Class Advising Holly Simmons and Registrar Jennifer Simmons to Barnard students on Tuesday, April 2 at 11:10 am: 

Dear Students,

We are writing to update you on two policy changes for the spring semester 2024 that concern the deadlines for Pass/D/Fail and Withdrawal.

• For spring semester 2024, the deadline for electing Pass/D/Fail for courses will be extended to the last day of the semester, April 29, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. EDT.  

• For spring semester 2024, the deadline for withdrawing from a course or courses will be extended to April 22, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Please allow time in advance of this deadline to seek adviser approval.

The changes have been made to allow students additional time to make their decisions for the spring semester 2024. In the next academic year, Barnard will take under consideration the decision to make the same changes but on a permanent basis.

Please note that these deadlines fall during the week of Passover. We encourage students to make decisions about withdrawals or electing P/D/F in advance of the holiday whenever possible; however, if this is not possible, please contact your dean to make this request as soon as you are able to resume work activities after the holiday.

Please note that all other policies and deadlines remain in effect in spring 2024.

• Students may elect the Pass/D/Fail option for one course per semester.
• Courses for the majors or minors are not eligible for Pass/D/Fail.
• Students may not withdraw from a course if it brings them below 12 credits unless previously approved for a reduced courseload.

Please consult this page of the website for all details on Pass/D/Fail.

We wish you well as we approach the final weeks of the spring semester.

Sincerely,

Holly Tedder

Dean for Academic Planning and Class Advising

Jennifer Simmons

Registrar

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