Students are still facing additional challenges of managing their physical, mental, and emotional health. This fall semester we hoped things would get better, but it has only gotten worse...cases have gone up, states turned into red zones, and here we have the second wave of the pandemic. Just like that we are back at square one dealing with this pandemic. Classes being online has not helped much because the stress and depression from COVID is still there which inhibits our performance to do well in classes

We believe that an appropriate response from the university is to allow University Of North Texas students the OPTION to make their credits this  FALL semester Pass/Fail. The benefits of this process greatly outweigh the risks. It would be unfair for these set of circumstances to risk the GPAs of our students and their future endeavors with graduate schools and careers. It is more favorable for an admissions board or employer to see a "P" on a student's transcript than a grade that is well below their normal GPA. We fear that the transition to online learning for classes not intended to be taken through such a medium may cause an undue burden for students' health and future opportunities. We hope that the university will enact this change to benefit the entire student community and University of North Texas  as a whole.