THE UNIVERSITY SENATE OF
PROPOSAL 7-09 (edited)
"Repeat Policy"
(Voting Units:
Academic)
BACKGROUND
The
Senate's initial establishment of the Repeat Policy was through Proposal
1-82. The policy established by that proposal
was superseded by the policy of Proposal 3-88.
Proposal 3-88 was amended by proposal 24-99. Proposal 7-09, as edited and distributed for
Senate Meeting 472, contains language that should be incorporated in the
current Repeat Policy.
The
current Repeat Policy, embodied in the current Undergraduate Catalog, contains
numerous editorial changes from the policy established by Proposal 3-88.
This
present proposal is intended to replace and supersede the previous Senate
proposals pertaining to the Repeat Policy.
This proposal incorporates
1) the policy of Proposals 3-88 and
24-99, as edited in the current Undergraduate Catalog;
2) the addition of the word
"undergraduate" for clarity;
3) the addition of the language of
Proposal 7-09, edited for clarity.
This
proposal is intended to be incorporated verbatim in the Undergraduate Catalog.
Repeat Policy
Undergraduate
students may not repeat courses in which they have earned a grade of C or
better. When a course is repeated the
most recent grade will be used to calculate the GPA, credits earned toward
graduation, and determination of class standings. Any credit previously earned under the course
number is forfeited and the transcript will indicate NR (No grade-repeated)
for the earlier attempt. Students must
have the permission of the Office of Student Affairs dean of
students and their academic advisor for the third attempt at any
one course. Courses exempt from the
repeat rule are those that may be repeated for credit as indicated in the
course description.
In
situations where an original course is no longer offered and no active direct
equivalent exists, students may seek the permission of their academic advisor
and their department chair or school dean to substitute a different course
(a "similar repeat") which covers comparable material at a similar
level.
Edited version: 18 March 2009
Adopted by Senate: 18 March 2009
Approved by Administration: 24 March 2009 (with editorial change)
Became Senate Policy 313.1