Auditing a Course
Students may audit a course that is not required for graduation with approval from the course instructor and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs or an academic advisor.
Students auditing a course are expected to attend class regularly and complete assigned work. Participation in class activities and exams is allowed with instructor permission.
Audited courses:
- Do not earn degree credit.
- Are not assigned letter grades. The only grades recorded are S (Satisfactory) or NR (No Report).
- Do not count toward the credits required for full-time enrollment.
- Do count toward tuition and fee calculations.
- May affect financial aid eligibility.
Students receiving financial aid should consult the Office of Student Financial Services before auditing a course.
- The deadline to change a course from credit to audit, or from audit to credit, is listed on Office of the Registrar’s website.
- To request a change, students must submit a Course Change Request through their MyUW Student Center.
- The completed form must be saved and permission from the instructor must be emailed to the academic advisor for final approval.
IF Grades
The IF grade is a temporary administrative grade used when a student has earned an grade in a didactic course but is eligible for remediation. The IF grade remains on the transcript only until a final grade is reported.
- Remediation criteria and eligibility are at the discretion of the course coordinator
- Students can remediate one course per semester, up to two times total during the PharmD program.
- Additional information and remediation criteria are outlined in the SOP Remediation Policy
Incomplete Grades
An Incomplete (I) is a temporary grade that may be given when a student is unable to finish a course because of a serious illness or another documented situation outside of their control. To receive an Incomplete, a student must have been passing the course until near the end of the semester and have only a small amount of work remaining, such as a final exam or limited course assignments.
An Incomplete will not be granted simply because a student misses a final exam. The student must provide documentation showing they were unable to attend due to circumstances beyond their control. If documentation is not provided, or if the instructor determines the student’s work is not sufficient to pass the course, the final grade will be F.
Incomplete grades must be resolved by the deadline established in Policy UW-1094. If the required work is not completed by that deadline, the Incomplete grade will automatically change to an F.
For PharmD students receiving an Incomplete grade in Fall 2025 or later, the grade will automatically change to an F on the Friday of the eighth week of the following spring or fall term if the remaining work has not been completed.