<p>Can’t answer the “what is required to pass,” but as to the rest – It’s not really pass/fail, it’s pass/NC (no credit). There is no GPA for first semester frosh. If you fail a core class, you must retake it the following semester (and then you’ll be taking it for a grade).</p>
<p>Also, the Mudd Merit scholarship requires maintaining a 3.0 GPA, <em>but</em> it’s auto-renewed for sophomore year. So the Mudders have until the end of sophomore year to hit that mark.</p>
<p>For more information, read the catalogue. Here: [url=<a href=“http://www.hmc.edu/academicsclinicresearch/catalogue1/catalogue08091/regulations.html]Regulations[/url”>http://www.hmc.edu/academicsclinicresearch/catalogue1/catalogue08091/regulations.html]Regulations[/url</a>]</p>