Only courses repeated after August 30, 2020 are subject to this policy.
Standard Courses
A student may repeat a standard UVM course one time without approval but will only receive credit once for that course. If a course is repeated, the student’s transcript will be revised to replace the initial course grade with an “R.” The GPA calculation will be revised and will only include the grade for the repeated course, regardless of whether the repeated course grade is higher or lower than the initial course grade. A standard course may be repeated more than one time only at the discretion of the dean of the student’s college/school, after consideration of any impact on the student’s financial aid and/or progress to graduation.
Repeatable Courses
Certain UVM courses are defined as repeatable and may be repeated without the approval of the dean of the student’s college/school. When repeatable courses are taken, the student receives both the credit and the grade, and the grade is calculated in the GPA. Repeatable courses are defined as either: (1) repeatable a certain number of times, (2) repeatable until a certain number of credits for that course has been achieved, or (3) repeatable without limitation. Once the repeat definition of the course has been reached, the Standard Courses repeat policy above takes effect. For courses that can be repeated indefinitely (value is “No Limit”), the Standard Course repeat policy above does not apply. Please consult the Grading Policies page on the Registrar website, R Grade section, for additional information and a link to the list of repeatable courses.
Transferred Courses And Repeating At UVM
Only course(s) completed at UVM will be included in the calculation of a student’s GPA. Any credit for previously transferred course work that is repeated at UVM will be removed from the transfer credit record. This removal will have no impact on a student’s GPA but will reduce the number of credits earned. The related repeated course work completed at UVM will be included in the calculation of a student’s GPA (assuming compliance with all other academic policies).