SUBJECT:                  Repeat of Courses for GPA Recalculation

 

PURPOSE:                 Establishes conditions and procedures for repeating courses for the

 purpose of recalculating GPA.

 

REGULATION:            Students may repeat a any course and request a recalculation of GPA

 as

                                    many times as they choose.

 

CONDITIONS:

1.                  Course registration is required in order to repeat a course.

 

2.                  Appropriate tuition and fees will be assessed for repeated courses.

 

3.                  Upon completion of the repeated course, the student may submit to the Registrar’s Office a “Repeated Course Notification” form indicating the preceding and last attempted repeated course.

 

4.                  Upon receipt of the Repeated Course Notification form, the Registrar’s Office will place a repeat notification (“R”) on the student transcript indicating the repeated course and make a GPA adjustment.

 

5.                  Requests for Repeat Course Notification on courses that have increased in credit between the student’s prior attempt and last attempt will be allowed.  A credit for credit match will be used in the recalculation of the GPA.

 

6.                  GPA recalculation applies as shown:

 

Previous Grade

Subsequent Grade

GPA Recalculation

A, B, C, D, F

A, B, C, D, F

Yes

A, B, C, D, F

P/NP

Yes

P/NP

A, B, C, D, F

Yes

P/NP

P/NP

Recalculation does not apply

 

            NOTE:   Grades of “W”  “I”  “X”  “UG  do not apply in instances of repeated courses.

 

7.                  The last course attempt (subsequent earned grade, associated credits and points) will be used to recalculate the cumulative GPA.  The preceding course grade, associated credits and points will be removed from the cumulative GPA, but will remain on the student transcript in the appropriate term.

 

1.                  A list of courses not eligible for repeat GPA recalculation can be found in Appendix B of this ISP manual.

 

 

APPROVALS:

College Council:                       April 1, 2005

College Council:                       April 7, 2006