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Part 1: General Regulations

505. 
Repetition of Courses
Repetition for credit of courses not so authorized by the appropriate Committee on Courses is allowed subject to the following limitations: Am 5/19/20
  • A)
    A student may not repeat a course for which a grade of A+, A, A‑, B+, B, B‑, C+, C, C‑, I, P, or S is recorded on his or her transcript, with the exception that a student who receives a grade of C- in a course that is approved to satisfy the Entry Level Writing Requirement may repeat the course as provided in Regulation 600(L). Am 11/24/81, Rt by Assembly 5/26/82, Am 5/24/83, Rt by Assembly 5/9/84, Am 5/19/20
  • B)
    Courses in which a grade of D or F has been awarded may not be repeated on a P/NP or S/U basis. Am 5/29/79
  • C)
    Undergraduate students may repeat a course in which a grade of NP has been awarded for a P/NP or letter grade, if applicable.  Graduate students may repeat a course in which a grade of U has been awarded on an S/U basis only. Am 11/24/81, Rt by Assembly 5/26/82
  • D)
    Repetition of a course for which a student's transcript bears two or more entries with grades among D, F, NP, or U requires the approval of the appropriate provost or dean, with the exception that a student who receives a grade of D, F, or NP in a course that is approved to satisfy the Entry Level Writing Requirement or its prerequisite may repeat the course in accordance with Regulation 600(L) without approval of the appropriate provost. Am 5/29/79, Am 11/24/81, Rt by Assembly 5/26/82, Am 5/19/20
  • E)
    All grades received by a student shall be recorded on the student's tran­script unless changed in accordance with Regulation 500(H).  A student may receive degree credit for a course only once, unless the course has been approved for repetition. En 11/24/81, Rt by Assembly 5/26/82, Am 4/25/95
  • F)
    Am 4/1/75, Am 5/29/79, Am 11/24/81, Rt by Assembly 5/26/82, Am 4/25/95, Am 11/25/03, Am 5/19/20
    • 1)

      The first 16 units of courses, excluding courses approved to satisfy the Entry Level Writing Requirement or their prerequisites, that are repeated by an undergraduate student after receiving a grade of D, F, or NP shall not be used in grade‑point calculations. In the case that a course is repeated by a student who has admitted to or been found guilty of academic dishonesty, both the units for the initial course and the repeated course shall be counted in grade-point calculations.

      Am 5/19/20
    • 2)
      Courses that are approved to satisfy the Entry Level Writing Requirement (see Regulation 600(L)) and their prerequisites that are repeated by an undergraduate student in which they receive a grade of C-, D, F, or NP shall not be used in grade-point calculations. In the case that a student has admitted to or been found guilty of academic dishonesty for one of these courses, the units for that course shall also be counted in grade-point calculations.  If a student completes more than one of the courses approved to satisfy the Entry Level Writing Requirement, only the course in which the student earned a grade of C or above shall be used in grade-point calculations. En 5/19/20