Course Repetition Program

On March 5, 2009, the Boulder Faculty Assembly voted to eliminate the Course Repetition Program on the Boulder Campus. Students will be able to repeat courses under the course repetition program only through the summer semester of 2010. Beginning in the fall of 2010, all grades will be employed to calculate the grade point average, including any courses which are repeated.

The Course Repetition program allows students who received a grade of D+ or lower in their original course (for graduate students, a grade of C+ or lower) to repeat the course.  The original grade will still appear on the transcript, but will be removed from both the total credit hour calculation and GPA . This gives students the ability to try to improve their GPA by repeating a course in which they did poorly the first time.

Course Repetition Rules:

1. Only undergraduate students who received a grade of D+ or lower (for graduate students, C+ or lower) are eligible for the program. The original course must have been taken on the Boulder Campus or through Boulder Continuing Education. Undergraduates may take up to 10 hours of Course Repetition for any single or combined program; graduate students - only one course. Note that no course credit hours can be split to obtain the maximum number of credit hours.
   
   
2. The original grade will still appear on the transcript, but will be removed from both total credit hour calculation and GPA, at the end of the repeated term. Students receiving an IW or IF grade in the repeated course will not have the original grade recalculated until a grade is received in the repeated course. It is the student's responsibility to notify the Office of the Registrar when the incomplete changes to a grade, so that the Course Repetition coding may then be entered on the grading system. "W" grades in the repeated course invalidate this agreement.
   
   
3. There will be no retroactive transactions done as a result of completing the Course Repetition program - for example, any past probation or suspension changes will not be removed, nor will eligibility decisions for dean's list, athletic or financial aid eligibility, etc.
   
   
4. Course Repetition eligibility ends at the time of graduation for all students (or within 1 ½ years after taking the original course for graduate students if they have not graduated). For example, you cannot repeat an undergraduate course for Course Repetition if you have since graduated from this program. All courses must be repeated at the University of Colorado at Boulder, either on the main campus or through Boulder Continuing Education.
   
   
5. The repeated grade under Course Repetition will always be the grade that is used for calculation in credit hours and GPA, even if the repeated grade is lower than the original and now prevents a student from graduating (even if the student participated in the graduation ceremony).
   
   
6. Repeated courses must be taken for a letter grade or pass/fail. No course can be taken for no credit.
   
   
7. Other institutions, places of employment, graduate schools (including programs at the University of Colorado, Boulder) may recalculate this GPA based upon their own standards. Course Repetition does not dictate these standards.
   
   
8. There will be no tuition and fee refund for the original course, and any tuition and applicable fees will be charged to repeat the course. Credit hours taken in both the original course and the repeated course will count against lifetime COF (College Opportunity Fund) hours for undergraduate, in-state students.
   
   
9. Only one attempt to repeat the course under Course Repetition will be allowed. Students may repeat a course again that has not previously been used for Course Repetition. This may only be done if the most recent occurrence of the course resulted in a grade of D+ or lower (C+ or lower for graduate students). The grade for the most recently taken course is the one removed from the GPA calculation.
   
   
10. We recommend that students meet with their advisor prior to enrolling in the Course Repetition program.
    
    
11. Certain courses cannot be used for Course Repetition, such as independent study, courses repeated due to academic dishonesty, courses taken while on study abroad and special topics. Non-degree students are eligible for participation in Course Repetition.
    
    
12. Courses repeated for Course Repetition must have the same course number as the original course or be cross listed on SIS. Repeated courses must have the same number of credit hours as the original course.
    
    
13. Students can cancel their application through the last day the repeated course is offered; however, if it is because they are dropping their course, students must also follow regular procedures to drop their course.
    
    
14. Students using a self-paced, Independent Learning course (web or print based) for Course Repetition have a year to complete the course but must submit their Course Repetition request by the appropriate deadline for the semester in which they activate enrollment in the course. It is the students' responsibility to notify the Registrar's office when they have completed the course so it may be processed for Course Repetition. Students at a distance must contact a Continuing Education academic advisor at 1-800-331-2801 for additional information and instructions.
    
    
15. Students repeating Math Modules for Course Repetition must repeat the course with the same course number and equivalent number of credit hours. Consult the Math Module Office in the Math Building, Room 165, for more information.
    
    
16. Students who received a low grade due to academic dishonesty are never eligible to repeat this course at any time through the Course Repetition program (Effective spring semester 2003).
    

Calendar of Deadlines

Fall 2009

• The deadline to apply is the last day of class for the semester,  Friday, December 11, 2009

Spring 2010

• The deadline to apply is the last day of class for the semester, April 30, 2010

How to Apply

The online application is available on the registration page (the far right column) in web registration up through the drop deadline for each term.

The application is available on CUConnect starting on the first day of classes. Look for "Registrar Forms" in the "Academics & Research" section.

If you do not see the Registrar Forms section listed you will need to add this to your profile.

To add the Registrar Forms Channel to your CUConnect profile:

• Click on "Make Changes"
• Then "Add Channel."
• You will find the "Registrar Forms" channel listed under "Academics."
• Add the Channel to your page

For detailed instructions about adding the Registrar Forms Channel to your CUConnect profile click here.

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