Repeating a Course

Policy Statement

Under specific circumstances, undergraduate and graduate students may repeat a course that they have previously passed. 

Purpose of Policy

This policy is designed to make students and advisors and other academic personnel aware of the circumstances in which students may repeat previously passed courses. 

The Policy

Undergraduate and Graduate students may repeat courses under the following circumstances. 

General Undergraduate Policy:

• A grade of C- or lower in a required course (academic skills, major courses, and SEU110 and SEU 120) means the course must be repeated. 
• Other courses with a C- or lower may be repeated.
• Repeating a course will result in the higher grade being calculated in the cumulative grade point average. Brackets [ ] on the academic transcript will signify that the course has been repeated.
• The lower grade will remain on the academic transcript and be included in the cumulative attempted credit total, but will not be included in the cumulative grade point average or in the cumulative earned credit total. 
• Students are charged for repeated courses at the current tuition rate

Undergraduate Students (Courses in a Major):

• Students may repeat a required course in their undergraduate majors if they have received grades of C-, D, F, or NC.  
• Students may not repeat a course for a second time at another institution unless written approval is given by the Department Chair and Dean.

Graduate Students:

• A student cannot repeat courses with grades of C or better unless written approval is given by the Department Chair and Dean.  
• Students are charged for repeated courses at the current tuition rate.

Exception(s)

It is permissible to repeat such courses as Special Topics, Independent Study, and Internship more than once, when the course content changes, but the course numbering does not. 

The academic policies of the MS Physician Assistant program may require a student to remediate or decelerate or repeat a course or clinical rotation.  The policies governing these circumstances are documented here: https://www.steu.edu/academics/aas/physician-assistant/ms-in-physician-assistant/policies

The Pre-Licensure BSN program requires grades of C+ to pass a course: http://steu.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2022-2023/academic-catalog/academic-programs/nursing/bsn 

Individual programs may adopt more stringent standards as long as they are communicated in writing to the Registrar and the Director of Financial Aid and posted in this document as well as documented on the program and Academic Affairs webpages. 

Please note that federal financial aid cannot be applied to any previously passed course that has been repeated more than once.