"failed the course" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a situation in which someone did not pass a course. For example: "John was disappointed when he found out he had failed the course."
Something in me, or it, has failed the course.
As many as 20percentt have failed the course in a semester.
About 15 of the roughly 50 students in Mr. Stark's two global history classes failed the course, he said.
Vance should have failed the course, but would that failure have made him academically ineligible and thus harmed the team?
Overall, we perceived that the class performance was better when our own online assignments were used, and the number of students who failed the course was reduced.
As far as course statistics are concerned, nobody dropped out after the first week either summer, nobody failed the course, and the final grade averages were high.
Violators will fail the course and will be reported to the appropriate disciplinary agency.
You would do better to employ the escalating punishments some universities prescribe — first offense, fail the paper; second offense, fail the course; third offense, see that her bags are packed — or to consult your university's and department's guidelines.
If you do not submit one of the assignments at all, miss more than two peer reviews, or do not take both exams, you will fail the course, even if you are taking it pass/fail.
Failure to meet with your advisor will almost certainly cause you to get behind schedule and could even cause you to fail the course if you do not make enough week-by-week progress.
