This news applies to high school students in the Classes of 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024
CRPUSD High School Families,
On Thursday, July 1, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 104 into law and we would
like to provide you with important information on how this legislation may relate to your student.
Changing Letter Grades to Pass/No Pass
Per AB104, parents/guardians of students who were enrolled in high school during the 2020-21
school year may request to have a letter grade earned for a course changed to a Pass or No
Pass on the student's transcript.
● An official form to submit a grade change for Pass/No Pass will be sent to
CRPUSD families on August 17, 2021. Once it is sent, parents/guardians will
have 15 calendar days to turn it in on behalf of their student, the last day to
submit the request is August 31, 2021. Per the legislation, districts may not accept
requests for a grade change after that date. Once a form is received by CRPUSD, the
District then has 15 days to make the change on the student’s transcript and notify the
family. Please note: Students who are currently over the age of 18 may submit a grade
change to Pass/No Pass independently from their parent/guardian.
● The course requested for a Pass/No Pass must have been taken during the
2020-21 school year. There is no restriction on which courses or which letter grades
can be changed.
● The change cannot negatively impact a student's GPA. When an “F” is converted
to a “No Pass,” the zero credits are no longer factored into the GPA. Similarly,
changing a “D” or even a “C” letter grade to a “Pass” will likely increase a student’s
GPA, depending on the GPA the student had prior to the grade change. No grade
changes will be made that lower a student’s GPA.
● CDE will post a list of universities who will accept a Pass/No Pass - UC colleges
and private universities are encouraged, but not required, to notify the CDE over the
next two weeks about whether they will accept Pass/No Pass marks for purposes of
admission. CRPUSD has included a link in this document to this list of universities
accepting the Pass or No Pass grade change.
Please note that the official application to submit a grade change to pass/no pass will be sent
within the next week.