A graduate student may need to repeat a course. When a course is repeated, both grades earned are recorded on the academic record. They are designated as "original" and "repeated". However, only the second grade counts toward that degree requirement, is added to cumulative credit, and is calculated into the degree's cumulative grade point average.
If a student wishes to repeat a course more than once, they need permission from their graduate program director. Students who register for a course for the third time without first obtaining permission may be dropped from the course. All repeated course grades are calculated into the cumulative grade point average and only the last course grade applies to that degree requirement.
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Federal and state financial aid regulations restrict the number of times that a student may receive federal or state financial aid when repeating a course for which credit has been previously earned. The student should contact the Office of Financial Aid to learn about the financial aid impact if they are considering repeating a course for which they have previously earned credit.