Repeat Coursework

Repeat Coursework

Federal regulations specify that students may not receive financial aid funding for more than one repetition of a previously passed course. Repeating a previously passed course two or more times may result in an adjustment to financial aid eligibility. This recalculation will occur regardless of whether or not a student received aid for the previous enrollments. Any adjustments will typically occur after the start of the semester during which the student is repeating the course. Therefore, students are responsible for monitoring their own enrollment in repeated coursework. A passing grade at BSU is defined as D- or higher, P (for pass/no pass course grading) or S/U (for satisfactory/unsatisfactory).

Students can receive financial aid:

• To repeat a course that has already been passed (D- or higher, P or S) only one additional time. Any repeated attempts after that will not be eligible for financial aid. This applies even if a student earns a failing grade (F, N or U) during the second attempt.
• As many times as necessary to repeat a course in which the only previous grade earned has been a failing grade (F, N or U).
• If a passing grade has been earned for certain courses designated by the university as being repeatable for duplicate credit, such as some topics courses (i.e. performance studies or art studios), due to different subject content or level being studied in each term.
 

Refer to the examples below to view the impact of this repeated coursework regulation: