Petition to keep interim grade policy gains thousands of signatures The petition started this week and is gaining thousands of signatures in support for the re-implementation of the interim grading policy. | Christopher Charleston/The Cougar A petition to uphold UH’s interim grading policy for the Spring 2021 semester has gained traction as thousands of students and supporters have signed to re-implement the system. The original interim grading policy began as a result of the coronavirus pandemic where undergraduates could use a pass/fail option for classes to receive credit or no credit. The University announced Spring 2021 would return back to the standard grading policy.