HUHS’s academic policy allows students the opportunity to repeat a course twice, for a maximum of three attempts per course. Repeated courses will be issued a grade of “R” and count as attempted credit hours toward the quantitative measure (Completion Rate) in the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) calculation. A grade of “R” does not count in the qualitative measure (GPA) when calculating SAP. After the third unsuccessful attempt at a course, the student may appeal to the appropriate Dean if they wish to seek a fourth attempt. Approval or denial will be at the Dean’s discretion and will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
For a course to be considered a repeat of a previous course, students must complete the same course, as defined by the title and course number. If a new course has been designated by the university as the original course’s equivalent, it will be considered the same course for purposes of this policy. If a course has been retired, it will no longer be possible to repeat the course.
- For undergraduate level courses, no course may be repeated if a grade of C or better has already been earned, unless approved by the Dean.
- For graduate level courses, no course may be repeated if a grade of B or better has already been earned, unless approved by the Dean.
- The grade earned during the final attempt will be used in computing the cumulative GPA.
- Each repeated course is counted only once in determining credit hours to fulfill academic degree requirements.
- All grades for all courses remain on the transcript.
Repeating Courses and Federal Student Aid
Federal financial aid regulations limit the number of times a student may repeat a course and receive federal financial aid for that course. There is no appeal process and the regulation cannot be overridden by HUHS.
- Students are allowed to repeat a failed course and continue to receive federal financial aid until a passing grade, “D-” grade or better, is earned for the course. (Assuming Satisfactory Academic Progress standards are met.)
- Once a student has achieved a passing grade, “D-” or better, the student may repeat the same course one additional time to try to earn a higher grade and still receive federal financial aid. Repeating a previously passed course and later withdrawing from the course with a grade of “W” still counts as your one allowed repeat of that course.
- Any subsequent repeated courses are not eligible for federal financial aid and will not be factored into the student’s enrollment status for federal financial aid eligibility purposes.
- These courses cannot be factored into federal financial aid eligibility even if a student is required to retake a course to meet program GPA requirements.
- Similarly, these courses cannot be factored into federal financial aid eligibility when a student has a personal desire to receive an improved grade.
Rules applies regardless of whether or not a student received federal financial aid in earlier enrollments of the course.