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Permission to Repeat a Graduate Course

This form is for graduate students wishing to repeat a course in which they earned a grade of D or F. The following are the criteria that must be met:

  • A graduate student may repeat up to two courses in which they earned a grade of D or F.
  • The decision to repeat a course is made between the student and the advisor/major professor.
  • Each course may only be repeated once.
  • The original and repeat grades will be included in the calculation of the cumulative grade point average (GPA).
  • Credit hours will only be counted once towards meeting degree/program requirements.

Programs may prohibit students from repeating courses.

Instructions for Graduate Students

  1. Fill out all requested fields on the form.
  2. Be certain to provide the NetID of your Department Head or Director of Graduate Studies to co-sign your petition. You may look up Department Head or Director of Graduate Studies NetIDs.
  3. Electronically sign the form as indicated.
  4. Submit the form so that it can be sent to your co-signer and the Graduate School for further processing.