We, the students of UCSD, firmly believe the Academic Senate should take the first step and allow (not force) departments to have the option of P/NP leniency. Instruction should create more P/NP options for students to continue their education in a way that allows for flexibility during unprecedented and stressful times.

Many students will have to relocate to the campus and switch to in-person instruction in the midst of midterms, which would create academic, psychological, and financial challenges. This would also increase the chances of catching COVID right before/during the midterm season.

We cannot expect other schools that have not adopted a quarter system to lead the charge and UCSD should join our neighboring UC campus UCLA in leading this change to allow more leniencies during this unpredictable quarter. 

The pandemic is a massive crisis that has affected the lives of practically every student. When UCSD originally allowed P/NP for the 2020-2021 academic year, this was done because of the sudden shift to online learning that both instructors and students needed to adapt to. Measures need to be taken to reduce stakes/stress for everyone involved, and the universal P/NP was an effective method for achieving that.

If the university’s original intention with P/NP in the 2020-2021 academic year was to reduce the mental stress and toll that the current pandemic is having on its undergraduate students, now is a more relevant time than ever to roll out a policy that meaningfully furthers that goal.

UCSD should follow the example set by UCLA and create more P/NP options for students to continue their education in a way that allows for flexibility during these unprecedented and stressful times. This would not jeopardize the “value” of a degree from UCSD. UCLA our neighboring UC campus that has historically ranked higher than UCSD has implemented very lenient P/NP policies out of concern for their undergraduate students

UCSD should follow the example set by our neighboring campus and create more P/NP options for students to continue their education in a way that allows for flexibility during unprecedented and stressful times.

- This petition demands that students have the option to pick between a Letter Grade and P/NP. It does not mean to mandate that all students must have P/NP

- I am well aware that Academic Senate cannot force departments to adopt the P/NP regulation. However, they should at least take the first step and allow departments to have the option to have P/NP leniency. 

-The P/NP deadline should be extended up to Week 10. COVID has been changing everyone's courses and ability to learn since the start of the quarter and will continue doing so in the future. Students should be allowed to make the change whenever they so choose to adapt to the changes that they personally encounter.