Repeating a Course Policy - Academic Programs

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

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REPEATING A COURSE

Undergraduate students may repeat a maximum of 20 units at Cal Poly for purposes of improving GPA.
A course taken at Cal Poly or at another university or college in which a grade of 'D+' or less was received may be repeated at Cal Poly with the new grade reported along with the prior grade.
Repeating any course taken after Fall 1987 is an automatic process initiated by the controlling registration systems.
Only classes with identical course numbers will be automatically processed without a repeat petition.
For the repeat to take place, the second grade must be equal to or higher than the first grade. Grades that qualify to be repeated are "D+", "D", "D-","F" or a "U"/WU."
Your GPA will be adjusted automatically except in the following situations:
- The course was originally taken at another school.
- The course number/identity has changed since it was originally taken.
- The course was originally taken before Fall 1987.
- The original or repeat class was taken with Open University through Cal Poly Continuing Education
If any of the above exceptions exist, a REPEAT PETITION is required and must be submitted to Academic Records by the seventh week of the term in which you are repeating the course.
If more than 20 units are repeated, the two grades will be averaged.