Repeating a Course

Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate students are permitted to repeat and replace up to 16 units. Also, per Davis Division Regulations A540-F, "(A)n undergraduate student may repeat only those courses in which the student received a letter grade of D+ or below, a C- or below for any course that is approved to satisfy the Entry Level Writing Requirement (see DDR 521.C.2), or a grade of Not Passed, as well as courses in which a grade of I has become permanent on the student’s record because the work was not completed within three years, as described in (C) above. Departments may restrict repetition of a course if it is a prerequisite to a course already completed with a grade of C- or better. Courses in which a letter grade has been assigned may not be repeated on a Passed or Not Passed basis." 

Degree credit for a repeated course is given only once, but the grade assigned at each enrollment shall be permanently recorded on the official transcript. Repeated course units excluded in a student’s GPA are removed from the number of units attempted, as well as balance points so in computing the GPA, only the grade and corresponding grade points earned the second time a course is taken is used.

If the 16-unit maximum is not reached, repeated courses are annotated on the transcript as being “REPEATED, INCLUDED IN GPA” for the most recent time a course is taken and “REPEATED, EXCLUDED FROM GPA” for the prior time(s) the course is taken.

After the 16-unit maximum is reached, or if the units for the repeated course partially exceed the 16-unit repeat limit, the GPA shall be based on all grades assigned and total units attempted and appear on the transcript for both courses as “REPEATED, INCLUDED IN GPA."

In regards to financial aid eligibility, a student cannot receive financial aid for repeating a course a second time if the course was previously passed; Federal and State funding considers a passing grade to be a D- or higher, regardless of any school or program policy requiring a higher qualitative grade or measure to have been considered to have passed the course. For more information on how this may affect financial aid eligibility, see Repeating a Course for a Second Time.

Graduate Students

Per Davis Division Regulations A540-F, "(A) graduate student, with the consent of the appropriate graduate adviser and the Dean of Graduate Studies, may repeat any course in which the student received a letter grade of C+ or below, or a grade of Unsatisfactory, as well as courses in which a grade of I has become permanent on the student’s record because the work was not completed within three years, as described in (C) above, up to a maximum of three courses for all courses repeated. Courses in which a letter grade has been assigned may not be repeated on a Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory basis."

Degree credit for a repeated course is given only once, but the grades assigned for both the first and second time a course is taken appear on the student’s transcript. Repeated course units excluded in a student’s GPA are removed from the number of units attempted, as well as balance points so in computing the GPA, only the grade and corresponding grade points earned the second time a course is taken are used.

If the three-course maximum is not reached, repeated courses are annotated on the transcript as being “REPEATED, INCLUDED IN GPA” for the most recent time a course is taken and “REPEATED, EXCLUDED FROM GPA” for the prior time(s) the course is taken.

After the three-course maximum is reached, the GPA shall be based on all grades assigned and total units attempted and appear on the transcript for both courses as “REPEATED, INCLUDED IN GPA."

Second or More Repeat of a Course

Repeating a course more than once requires approval by the appropriate college dean for undergraduate students or Graduate Studies for graduate students

Repeating a Course for Credit if Content Differs or with Limited Repeatable Units/Times Allowed

Applies to undergraduate students & graduate students.

Some courses are repeatable for credit if the content of the current course enrollment differs from that of the previous enrollment or may be repeated for credit for a limited number of units or number of times enrolled in the course. If a course is approved to be repeated for credit, the General Catalog states the restrictions for repeating the course.