If the student repeats a course, only the higher grade is calculated into the cumulative grade point average, but both grades will appear on the transcript.
For courses where students have earned a passing grade, credit is awarded for one course only. Courses with the higher grade will be indicated as a “repeat” on the student’s official transcript. Students using Federal Financial Aid may only repeat a course they previously passed for a higher grade one additional time.
Repeating courses taken in a previous semester may affect certain federal and state benefits, various financial aid programs, loans, scholarships and social security benefits, in addition to athletic eligibility and veteran’s benefits. The Veterans Administration will not pay for a repeated course in which a passing grade has been previously earned.
Original: January 2006;
Reviewed: August 2021