Credit "granted" grade

[Athralgia]

Hello Premed 101,

Would receiving a "credit granted" grade on a 1st year fall semester course affect any admissions to medical schools in Canada? I am taking 5 courses this semester and 6 courses the next semester so I was wondering if it would hurt my chances for application wise. Thanks.

[Eudaimonia]

No if you do not plan on having other credit-only courses. Pass/fail courses could make that year ineligible for the GPA calculation in some schools that use only select years, or it would have no effect in most schools that allow 1 P/F course. Things may have changed because of Covid and it's best that you check the requirements for schools yourself (although the requirements may also change by the time you apply), but I had 1 P/F course in a senior year and had no problems with applications.