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Repeating Courses
- Any course for which a student has received a
grade of F or NC may be repeated. In such cases, the second grade earned
in a repeated course does not replace the previous grade of F or NC and
does not erase it from the transcript. Both the first and the second
grades will be calculated when computing the student's grade point
average.
- A student who has passed a course with a low grade may wish to
take the course again, especially if the course is one in a sequence,
e.g., MAT 141 or GER 102, where a solid
command of the material in the lower-level course is essential for
success in the higher-level course. The simplest way for students to
repeat course material is to retake the course as an Audit (see
``Auditing Courses'' ). In special cases a
student may wish to repeat a course for credit and grade. Unless the
course specifically states in its description that it may be repeated,
e.g., ART 291 or BIO 485, the student must
first petition the Academic Standing Committee. The original grade
earned remains on the transcript and is not replaced by the subsequent
grade, as in [1]. However, a repeated course
does not gain the student an additional course credit toward
graduation, unless the course description indicates that it may be
repeated.
- Adjunct courses, music lessons and music ensembles are exceptions
to the above rule and may be repeated every semester unless it is stated
otherwise in their descriptions.
- Students who have received credit by examination or transfer will
lose this credit if they take a course at Cornell that is the same as or
similar to the examination or transferred course. In general, all
introductory courses in the same academic discipline are considered to
be similar even though their titles or actual contents may vary.
Students who believe that their two courses are significantly different
should consult the department chair for permission to receive credit for
both.
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