Repeat Policy

The repeat policy is selected in the Registration Configuration Tab. The repeat policy determines how the cumulative GPA is computed when a student takes a course more than once. Options include Highest grade, Latest grade, LATESTWGPA, First grade, No Repeats, and HIGHWOHIST. Only courses taken for GPA credit are affected by the Repeat Policy (i.e., Withdrawn and Audit courses are not considered part of any cumulative or term GPA.) All GPA courses contribute to the term GPA regardless of their repeat designation.

Repeat Policy Options

First - The grade for a course is included in the cumulative totals only the first time it is taken.
FirstOnlyForgive - When any course is repeated, only the first time the course was taken will be forgiven and will not be included in the cumulative totals. All other occurrences where the course is repeated will be included in the cumulative totals.
Highest - Only the highest-grade course is computed in the cumulative totals.
HIGHPRESERVEGPA - This option determines the number of repeats a student can take before all additional repeats affect their GPA. All attempts at a course are marked as repeat “R”. The cumulative ERN, PTS, and GPA are adjusted in the term where the higher grade was obtained while the historical information is retained. These fields work in conjunction with this policy:
- Max Number of Repeats - Sets the maximum number of classes a student may repeat before all additional repeated classes affect their GPA. Only used with the HIGHPRESERVEGPA repeat policy.
- Repeat Limit Start Term - Sets the beginning term to start counting repeats. Only used with the HIGHPRESERVEGPA, HIGHWOHIST, and LATESTWOHIST repeat policies.
HIGHWOHIST - With this option selected, all attempts at a course are marked as repeat “R” and adjusts the cumulative totals in the term where the higher grade was obtained. For example, an F was the grade received for the first attempt of a course taken in FA-98. The course is repeated in FA-99 with a grade of A. The cumulative GPA for FA-99 and thereafter will be computed using only the grade of A (highest grade), and will not affect the prior terms—the cumulative GPA will remain unchanged up to the term in which the higher grade was achieved. This field works in conjunction with this policy:
- Repeat Limit Start Term - Sets the beginning term to start counting repeats. Only used with the HIGHPRESERVEGPA, HIGHWOHIST, and LATESTWOHIST repeat policies.

Note: If a course is originally taken and a grade of D is recorded, then taken at a later time with a grade of F, the cumulative totals are affected in the original term (term where highest grade occurred), thereby affecting cumulative totals until repeated again with a higher grade.

Latest - Only course taken latest (for a grade option) is computed in the cumulative totals.
LATESTWGPA - All attempts count in the cumulative GPA, but only the last one taken counts towards the cumulative earned.
LATESTWOHIST - Previous attempts at a course are marked as repeat "R" and adjusts the cumulative totals in the term where the latest grade was obtained. Works in conjunction with this policy:
- Repeat Limit Start Term - Sets the beginning term to start counting repeats. Only used with the HIGHPRESERVEGPA, HIGHWOHIST, and LATESTWOHIST repeat policies.
No Repeats - All courses are computed in the cumulative totals.
Repeated Affects Cum Attempted Hours - Is not a policy. It is used in conjunction with all the repeat policies to determine if repeated classes should affect cumulative attempted hours.