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Repeating Courses
Students may repeat courses to improve their grade-point averages. Students must pay for all repeated courses. If a course is repeated at this institution, the higher of the grades will be listed and used in the grade calculation. The lower grade will be changed to an ‘R’ and will carry no value in the grade calculation.
If a student receives a ‘C’ (2.0) or better in a course at another institution that is equivalent to a course at Penn College in which he/she received a ‘D’ or ‘F’ grade, the grade will be changed to an ‘R’ and the external course will be used to satisfy graduation requirements.
Course Repeat Limit
A student may take a nondevelopmental course no more than three times and a developmental course no more than two times, whether to improve a passing grade or to repeat a course in which a grade of ‘W,’ ‘I,’ ‘F,’ or ‘T’ was earned.
If a student cannot complete a required nondevelopmental course after three attempts, he/she will be unable to remain in or change to any major that requires the course. The student may, however, change to any other major that does not require the repeated course.
If a student cannot complete a required developmental course after two attempts, he/she will be academically dismissed from the College.
For information on academic dismissal, see the Academic Affairs Web site.