Cinema and Media Studies Department
New Policy
Major and minor students may take courses P/F.
Policy Statement
In light of the ongoing challenges presented by COVID-19, the Cinema and Media Studies Department will adopt the following grading policy for courses that students intend to count toward their Major or Minor requirements:
Students will be permitted to count *up to two courses* taken Pass/Fail toward their CMST Major or Minor; this number is cumulative over the duration of the program, but does not include any course taken P/F in Spring 2020. For any course a student wishes to take Pass/Fail in Autumn 2020, they should provide a brief written explanation to the instructor of the course by Monday, December 7.
If a student faces extraordinary circumstances in the future relating to COVID-19 and/or remote learning, they may petition the department to have additional courses taken for Pass/Fail credit count toward the Major or Minor. The petition should provide an explanation of the circumstances, and it should be sent to *both* the course instructor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies (currently Professor Salomé Skvirsky: skvirsky@uchicago.edu).
Communication History
Final Decision: Friday, December 4th at 2pm CST
College Council received a final decision from Daniel Morgan (Department Chair).
Follow-Up Communication: Tuesday, November 24th at 5:30pm CST
College Council followed-up with the same addressees via email.
Initial Communication: Friday, November 20th at 7am CST
College Council contacted Salomé Aguilera Skvirsky (Director of Undergraduate Studies) and James Chandler (Previous Department Chair).
Standard Policy
With the exception of CMST 27299 and CMST 28999, courses cannot be taken P/F.