Academic Information

Repetition of Courses

The general rules for repetition of courses are as follows (see exceptions below in Courses Repeatable for Credit):

1. A student may not repeat a class in which he or she earned a grade of C or better.
2. A student is allowed up to two enrollments to earn credit for a class. (For course repetition purposes, the defining characteristic of an enrollment is that it results in an entry on the student’s permanent record, such as a grade, W, I, NC, or other mark, whether or not credit is received.)
3. No student may enroll in two sections of the same course in any one semester, regardless of whether or not the course is repeatable for credit.

Repetition of courses (other than those noted below in Courses Repeatable for Credit) is subject to the following conditions:

1. A course may be repeated only when the grade received was substandard (D, F or NC). Exceptions may be granted by petition where the previous grade was the result of extenuating circumstances (defined as verified cases of accident, illness, or similar difficulties).
2. Repetition of a course more than once or enrollment in a course more than twice requires the approval of the Petitions Committee. If a petition for a third enrollment is granted, priority registration for the third enrollment is voided, and the student must register for the class in person at the Registration Office, only after all scheduled registration appointments.
3. No additional units of credit will be allowed for repeated courses.
4. For courses in which D or F grades were awarded, a C or better must be earned to have the substandard grade removed from consideration in the grade-point average. After successful repetition of a course, the student should petition to have the repetition of course policy applied to his or her records. However, in routine cases, the Records Office reserves the right to apply the policy automatically, without a student petition.
5. In computing the grade-point average of a student who successfully repeats a course in which a D or F grade was received, only the most recently earned grades and grade points shall be used. Nevertheless, the original grade on the academic record shall not be changed or eradicated.
6. Under exceptional circumstances, a student may petition to repeat a previously completed class in which a C or better was received. If the petition is approved, only the original grade is considered in computing the cumulative grade-point average.

Courses Repeatable for Credit: Certain courses may be repeated for additional experience and credit, and are so identified in their course descriptions by a “maximum credit” notation. A student may enroll in one of these exception courses once per semester, as many times as would produce the maximum credit if the class were completed each time. A student who receives a substandard grade in such a course may repeat the course for purposes of removing the substandard grade from consideration in the grade-point average (see above), as long as he or she has not reached the maximum number of enrollments allowed; if the student has already reached the maximum number of enrollments allowed, he or she must petition to repeat the course again.

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