Frequently Asked Questions

Category selected: Undergraduate Repeat Policy

• Is there a maximum number of units I can repeat?
• What is the difference between repeats with 'Grade Forgiveness' and repeats with 'Grades Averaged'?
• Is this repeat policy something new?
• Do these limits include classes taken through CSUF University Extended Education?
• Do these limits include courses I repeated at a community college or another university?
• Do all students get a 'new' 16 units of repeats to use under Grade Forgiveness?
• Since my previous transfer repeats no longer count against my 16 units of Grade Forgiveness, can I use restored repeat units on classes I repeated prior to Fall 2009?
• Are Grade Forgiveness repeats applied in the order in which you repeated classes?
• If I have used most of my repeat units, but still have 1 unit of 'Grade Forgiveness' and 2 units of 'Grades Averaged', does that mean I have enough repeat units to repeat another 3-unit class?
• Can I repeat a class where I have already earned a 'C' or better?
• Can I repeat a class at the community college that was originally taken at CSUF?
• Is there a limit on how many times I can repeat the same class at CSUF?
• Is this 3-take limit something new?
• I already took a course 3 times, but it was before Fall 2009 - do those 3 times count?
• Do the grades of 'W', 'WU', and 'IC' count as previous 'takes' of a class?
• What if I still need to pass a class after taking it unsuccessfully 3 times?
• When I repeat a class, is the repeat policy applied automatically?
• How do I find out the number of repeat units I have used?

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