Repeated Coursework
Repeated Coursework Guidelines:
According to federal regulations, students are only able to receive Title IV Aid (federal financial aid) for any previously passed course one time. This means that once a student passes a course, financial aid will only pay for the student to take that course one more time, regardless of whether they pass or fail the course the second time. If a student enrolls in a previously repeated and passed course for a third time, the course will not count towards the student’s overall enrollment for federal financial aid purposes and the student will not receive federal aid to pay for this course.
These regulations may impact a student’s eligibility to receive funds, including the Federal Pell Grant, the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), Direct Loans and Federal Work-Study.
When advising students, we ask that faculty please be sure to consider the financial aid implications of repeated coursework. The Office of Financial Aid does not determine if a student may repeat a class, only whether a student may be eligible for financial aid for a repeated class.
Examples:
In order to assist students, faculty and staff in understanding when repeated courses are payable by financial aid and when they are not, please see the examples below:
| 1st Attempt | 2nd Attempt | Can the 2nd attempt be covered by aid? | Explanation: | |
| Example 1 | W | Enrolled | Yes | The student has not yet passed the course; therefore, federal aid may be used to pay for additional attempts for this course. |
| Example 2 | F | Enrolled | Yes | The student has not yet passed the course; therefore, federal aid may be used to pay for a second attempt for this course. |
| Example 3 | C | Enrolled | Yes | Once a student passes a course, financial aid will only pay for the student to take that course one more time, whether they pass or fail the second attempt. |
| 1st Attempt | 2nd Attempt | 3rd Attempt | Can the 3rd (or additional) attempt(s) be covered by aid? | Explanation: | |
| Example 1 | C | F | Enrolled | No | Because the student previously passed this course, financial aid is only able to pay for one more attempt of the course, regardless of whether they receive a passing or failing grade on the second attempt. As the student passed the course on their first attempt and failed on their second attempt, financial aid is not able to pay for any future attempts of this course. |
| Example 2 | D | C | Enrolled | No | As the course has been passed twice, financial aid will not pay for any future attempts at this course. |
| Example 3 | W | F | Enrolled | Yes | A course from which a student withdraws does not count as a repetition of a previously passed course when determining a student's enrollment status. Since this student’s first attempt does not count as a repetition, financial aid can pay for the student’s third attempt. Even if the student passed the course on the second attempt, financial aid would still be able to pay for the third attempt because the first attempt (withdrawal) does not count. |
| Example 4 | F | F | Enrolled | Yes | The student has not yet passed the course; therefore, federal aid may be used to pay for a third attempt for this course. |
| Example 5 | F | W | Enrolled | Yes | A course from which a student withdraws does not count as a repetition of a previously passed course when determining a student's enrollment status. In addition, the course has not been passed; therefore, financial aid can pay for the student’s third attempt. |
| Example 6 | D | W | Enrolled | Yes | A course from which a student withdraws does not count as a repetition of a previously passed course when determining a student's enrollment status. As the student only passed the course once, financial aid will pay for the third attempt. |
Please note: Withdrawals do not count as a repetition of a previously passed course
when determining a student’s enrollment status.
Repeat Coursework and Satisfactory Academic Progress
Please note that repeating courses impacts a student’s ability to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). All repeated courses are counted as atempted credits, and they are factored into a student’s completion rate if the student passed the course.
Financial aid recipients, that are deemed making satisfactory academic progress, are required to;
- GPA: Maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA (3.0 for graduate students)
- Pace: Complete 67% of the courses they atempt
- Maximum Timeframe: The maximum timeframe for degree completion is 150% of the program's published length of academic program, measured in credit hours.
Visit stockton.edu/sap for more information on Stockton University’s SAP process & policy.
