Repeating a course

You may find yourself needing to repeat a course from a previous semester. We want to outline the University of Minnesota's repeat policy as well as to clarify how repeated courses are calculated into both your Cumulative and Technical GPA.
You may find yourself needing to repeat a course from a previous semester. We want to outline the University of Minnesota's repeat policy as well as to clarify how repeated courses are calculated into both your Cumulative and Technical GPA.

  • You may repeat each course one time.
  • Both grades for the course appear on your official transcript.
  • The course credits will be counted only once towards your degree and program requirements.
  • Only the second enrollment for the course will count in your cumulative grade point average (GPA); however, all attempts will count in the technical grade point average (GPA).
  • If you wish to repeat a course for a third time, you will need to file an Academic Policy Petition. Petitions to repeat a course for a third time are rarely approved. In that case, you may need to take an equivalent course at another University and transfer the credit back to the U of M.