Repeated Coursework
The Department of Education has recently published new regulations which impact undergraduate students who repeat courses. These regulations are part of a series called Program Integrity Rules and are effective July 1, 2011.
Beginning July 1, 2011, undergraduate students may only receive federal financial aid funding for one repetition of a previously passed course.
Repeated courses (along with the original attempt) do affect satisfactory academic progress; they are counted as attempted credits.
Examples of repeated coursework that may, or may not, count for financial aid eligibility:
1. Allowable: Repeated coursework may be included if the student received an unsatisfactory or failing grade. There is no limit on the number of attempts allowable if the student does not receive a passing grade.
2. Allowable: Student is enrolled in a course where content is spread over multiple terms. Example: Musc 154 Individual Lessons
3. Allowable: Student is enrolled in 15 credit hours which includes 3 credits repeating a previously passed course. Because the student is enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits which are NOT repeats, the student’s financial aid eligibility is not impacted by the repeat.
- Note, if the student is receiving only student loans and is enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits which are NOT repeats, the student's financial aid eligibility will usually not be impacted by the repeat.
4. Not allowable: Student receives a D in a course and decides to repeat the course to improve his/her GPA. The student may repeat this passed course one time, but if the student wants to repeat it a second time, the second repeat would not count for financial aid eligibility. In this example, the student is enrolled in 12 credits, including the 3 credit second repeat, so only 9 credits will count for financial aid eligibility.
Please speak with an advisor in the Student Financial Aid Office if you have any questions regarding this regulation.
