Repeating Courses - Handbook

Students may repeat courses for the purpose of raising their grade point averages subject to the following:

• No course may 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:
  1st attempt of ENGL 1010	F = 0 quality hours, 0 hours earned
  1st repeat of ENGL 1010	F = 3 quality hours, 0 hours earned
  2nd repeat of ENGL 1010	C = 6 quality hours, 3 hours earned
  Example of Successful Repeat
  1st attempt of ENGL 1010	F = 0 quality hours, 0 hours earned
  1st repeat of ENGL 1010	C = 3 quality hours, 3 hours earned

• The last grade earned will stand even if the last grade received is an "F" and the student has previously received a grade higher than an "F." The previous passing grade will not calculate in hours earned. 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" or "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.
• Students may use ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2130 or ENGL 2230 or ENGL 2330 or HUM 2610 interchangeably for purposes of repeating a course.
• 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.
• Students who receive the TELS (Lottery) scholarship are subject to course repeat policies of the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship regulations and rules. Contact the Financial Aid Office for specific rules.