Repeating Courses

Overview

Students may repeat courses in which a grade of D+, D, D-, F, or a NP is earned. This page will help you better understand how repeats will impact your GPA, how they appear on your transcript, the number of times a course can be repeated, and more.

Basic Repeat Policies

  • All attempts of a course will show up on your official transcript.

  • You may repeat a course only if you received a grade of D+, D, D-, F, or no pass (NP) in your first attempt of the course.

  • You can only repeat a course one time to replace a grade. Grades in third attempts of a course will not be calculated into your GPA, but will be shown on your transcript. 

  • If you earned a grade of D+, D, D-, or F, you must take your repeat for a letter grade.

  • If you earned a NP, you can take your repeat for P/NP or letter grade if both grading options are available. 

  • If you have repeated fewer than 12 units, the grade from the second attempt of the course will go into your GPA and the grade from first attempt will come out, regardless of which grade is higher.

  • If you have repeated more than 12 units, grades from both the first and second attempts will be calculated into your GPA.  

Law schools and medical schools will calculate all attempts of a repeat into your admissions GPA. This may be true of other graduate programs as well. It is important you do your own research to understand how your GPA may be calculated differently by other institutions.  

Repeat FAQs