Course Repeat Regulation
REG 02.20.6
Authority: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
History: First Issued: 1966. Last Revised: 1993.
Additional References: Listing of Approved Substitute Courses for the First Year Course Repeat Policy
Contact Info: Department Registration and Records (919)515-2572.
1. General regulation
1.1. Students who repeat a course, regardless if
the grade previously made, will have both grades counted in their cumulative
grade point average.
1.2. Undergraduate students may be allowed as many
semester hours as are appropriate in the departmental curriculum for courses
that
1.2.1. are titled seminar, special problems, special
topics, independent study or research (and are usually numbered 490-499
or 590-599, and
1.2.2. cover topics different from those studied
when the courses were taken previously.
Unless a course satisfies one or the other of the above conditions, the semester
hours will be counted only once toward the number of hours required for
graduation even though students repeat and pass the course both times.
1.3. The adviser's approval is required for students
to repeat any course previously passed with a C- or better. No
approval can be given for repeating a course in which a grade of
A or B has already been earned; nor will it be given when:
1.3.1. students wish to repeat a lower division course
that they have passed with a grade of C- or better after having successfully
completed an advanced course dealing with the same subject matter;
1.3.2. students wish to repeat a lower level course
that they have passed with a C- or better which is a prerequisite for an
advanced course that they had already successfully completed; or,
1.3.3. students wish to take an introductory course
after they have successfully completed an advanced course dealing with
similar material.
1.4. Students must not register again for any courses
in which they have IN grades; such registration does not remove IN grades;
and the completion of the course on the second occasion will automatically
result in an F for the uncompleted course.
2. First Year Course Repeat Effective Date - Fall
1998
(For courses first attempted Fall 1995 and afterwards) (Link to: Previous
version)
2.1. The first-year course repeat policy is a policy of forgiveness that
helps new NCSU undergraduate students maintain good academic standing.
The policy is necessary because new students lack familiarity with the
University, and as a result, they are more likely to make errors in
their choice of courses and total course load.
2.2. Effects
2.2.1. The eligible student who repeats a course while electing that the
first-year course repeat policy apply will have the grade points and
the credit hours attempted and earned on the first completion of the
course removed from the calculation of the cumulative grade point
average and from the calculation of the total hours attempted regardless
of the grade earned on the second attempt. The modification of the
cumulative grade point average which will result from the removal
of the grade points and credit hours attempted and earned on the first
completion of the course will be calculated and recorded on the student's
record after the second completion of the course.
2.2.2. The course title and grade for the first completion will be shown
on the official record with a code (R) to indicate that it was repeated
and that the first grade was removed from the computation of the cumulative
grade point average.
2.2.3. The recorded grade point average of the student for the semester
in which the course was originally taken will not be changed.
2.2.4. Repeating a course and exercising the first-year course repeat
policy does not retroactively change the status of the student as
to semester academic honors, academic warning, probation, or suspension
in prior semesters.
2.2.5. Many graduate and professional schools recompute grade point averages
in the process of considering an applicant for admission to such programs.
This recomputation of grade point averages may include restoring the
cumulative grade point average effects of initial attempts at courses
repeated under this policy.
2.3. Eligibility
2.3.1. the initial attempt and the repeat under this policy must be an
NCSU course;
2.3.2. the course being repeated was completed for the first time after
the 1995 Fall Semester;
2.3.3. the course being repeated must be at the 100- or 200-level;
2.3.4. the student received a grade below C- in the course that is repeated;
2.3.5. both attempts of the course were for letter grades; no unsuccessful
audits or credit-only attempts may be repeated nor may repeats under
the policy be made for audit or credit-only;
2.3.6. the student has not received credit for an advanced course dealing
with the same subject matter as the course being repeated; and,
2.3.7. the first attempt of the course must have occurred within
12 months of the student's initial enrollment in any classification
at NCSU; this period is not lengthened by voluntary or involuntary
failure to enroll in subsequent semesters or summer sessions, nor
by enrolling at less than a minimum full-time load, following the
initial date of enrollment;
2.3.8. the second attempt is for the same course or for an approved
substitute course (see "Listing
of Approved Substitute Courses for the First Year Course Repeat Policy");
2.3.9. the second attempt occurs in a regular semester or summer
session which ends within 12 months of the completion of the first
attempt of the course; if the course is not available during that
period or if the student is not enrolled when it is available, then
the second attempt must occur in the next regular semester during
which the student is enrolled at NCSU and the course is available;
2.3.10. the total number of courses repeated by the student under this
policy will not exceed two (2) courses nor will the total of the hours
of such courses exceed eight (8) hours, nor will the total number
of courses repeated under this policy combined with those repeated
under the Course Repeat Without Penalty Policy exceed three (3) courses
nor will the total hours of such courses exceed twelve (12) hours;
2.3.11. the Notice of Exercise of First Year Course Repeat Policy is filed
by the student with the Department of Registration and Records on
or before the "last day to drop a course without a grade for courses
at the 400 level and below" of the semester or summer session in which
the course is repeated.
2.4. Procedures
2.4.1. Students are advised to consult with their academic advisers in
making the decision to elect a course repeat under this policy.
2.4.2. The student must submit a Notice of Exercise of First Year Course
Repeat Policy to the Department of Registration and Records on or
before the last day to drop a course without a grade at the 400 level
or below of the semester or summer session in which the course is
repeated. Forms may be obtained from faculty advisers, departmental
coordinators of advising, associate deans for academic programs, and
the Department of Registration and Records
2.5. Warning Regarding Timing of Filing Necessary Forms
This policy requires the election of the repeat under the policy to
be made early in the semester during which the repeat of the course
is being attempted. Thus, requests to either apply the course repeat
policy to a course repeated in a prior semester, or to reverse a prior
application of the repeat policy are inconsistent with the policy.
