Repeating a course
Overlapping material
In some instances, with the approval of the advisor, a student
may elect to take a course which essentially repeats material in a
course already taken and for which credit has been received. In
such cases, no additional credits or grade points will be recorded
unless the second course carries more hours of credit. In that
case, credit and grade point will be recorded to the extent by
which the total number of credits for the second course exceeds
those recorded for the original course. The exception to this is Grade
Replacement.
Failed courses
A student who has received an "F" or "WF" in a course must
repeat the entire course in order to obtain credit, either by
enrolling for it again at Rose-Hulman or by Transfer
Credit. It is particularly important to note that:
- Credit By Examination may not be
used to obtain credit for failed courses;
- The "F" or "WF" will remain on the student's permanent record
and cannot be removed by subsequent satisfactory work. (This is
true even in the case of Grade Replacement where the "F",
although no longer averaged into the student's GPA, still remains
on the academic record.)
Exceptions & Questions: Consult the
Admissions and Standing Committee.
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