| Module 1: College Advising
Academic Policies and Procedures Repeated Courses
Students may repeat courses for the purpose of raising their grade point averages subject to the following: - No course should be attempted more than twice (i.e. repeated more than once) except upon the advice of the faculty advisor. The first time a course is taken is the first attempt; it is not a repeat until taken again. If a student repeats a course more than once, the hours will be added to the total quality hours and therefore will be included in figuring the cumulative grade point average, the major average, the minor average, and the upper-division average. For example:
First attempt of ENGL 1010:
F = 0 quality hours, 0 hours earned;
First repeat of ENGL 1010:
F = 3 quality hours, 0 hours earned;
Second repeat of ENGL 1010:
C = 6 quality hours, 3 hours earned
*** Important note***
A successful repeat is only having to take the course over one time to improve the grade of a course. - If a student repeats a course but earns a grade LOWER than their previous one the last earned grade is the one that stands even if it is worse than the previous one. All repeated courses remain on the student’s transcript with repeat notation.
- Veterans receiving educational assistance benefits may not repeat courses previously passed and receive veterans’ financial assistance for such.
- Students may not repeat a course in which they have previously earned the grade of A, B or P without written approval from the dean of the college which houses their major.
- Students may not repeat a course in which they have previously received the grade of I (Incomplete). Students must make arrangements with the instructor who assigned the incomplete to finish the course during the succeeding semester, excluding summer. If the course cannot be completed during the appropriate term, the student should request that the instructor file an extension with the Records Office.
- Students may use either ENGL 2020, ENGL 2030 or HUM 2610 (ENGL 2130, 2330, 2230 as well if earned at another university or at MTSU previous to Fall 2004) interchangeably for purposes of repeating a course. Students should discuss this course repeat with their faculty advisor. The advisor must fill out a Course Repeat Form and submit it to the Records Office.
- This repeat policy took effect in Fall 1981. All courses attempted since then are subject to this policy. Courses attempted prior to Fall 1981 are subject to the previous repeat policy.
Adapted from 2004 MTSU Undergraduate Catalog, 53
www.mtsu.edu/ucat/student/2004%20academic%20regs.pdf Repeating courses for students who are Lottery Scholarship recipients: Lottery GPA rules differ from MTSU GPA rules. Please refer to the TELS Continuing Eligibility Rules page for more details. |
