Repeating Courses – Undergraduate
An undergraduate student may repeat any college-level course in which they receive a grade of D or F. A course may be repeated one time. A dean or academic designee may grant an exception to this policy upon consideration of the student's individual situation. The student may enroll for the additional attempt after review and approval by the dean or academic designee.
Students enrolled in associate and bachelor's degrees may have no more than five repeat grades on their academic record, appearing as "repeat excluded" on the student record. Students enrolled in undergraduate certificate programs may have no more than two repeated grades on their academic record, appearing as "repeat excluded" on the student record, and students enrolled in diploma programs may have no more than three repeated grades on their academic record, appearing as "repeat excluded" on the student record. Once a student has reached the maximum number of repeated courses that may be excluded, all subsequent courses where a D or an F is received will be counted towards the student’s cumulative grade point average. Students may continue to enroll and pursue their program of study until which time they fail to meet academic standards set by the university.
Repeats of required courses attempted at Strayer University may be satisfied by transfer credit, subject to all applicable policies, limitations, and requirements, including residency requirements. If the course requirement is satisfied by transfer credit, the Strayer course grade remains on the student's transcript and in the calculation of the cumulative grade point average.
In conjunction with the policy on repeating college-level courses, there is a separate policy to be considered surrounding developmental English. Students should refer to the Policies and Procedures section of this catalog for information on developmental English and foundational skills requirements.
Students who do not earn a passing grade in developmental English (under 100-level) may repeat the developmental course one time during the immediately subsequent term or satisfy the requirement by one of the approved means as outlined in the Developmental English and Foundational Skills section of the catalog. Other than in cases of extraordinary extenuating circumstances, students who fail developmental English two times must utilize one of the alternative means to earn credit as outlined in the Developmental English and Foundational Skills section of the catalog before being allowed to take additional courses at Strayer. Upon demonstration of extraordinary extenuating circumstances, an academic designee may recommend a student for a third developmental English course attempt. A student may not attempt developmental English more than three times under any circumstances.
Students who wish to improve their grade by retaking a course for which they have already received a grade higher than F may use financial aid only for the first repeat of that course.
Students receiving VA education benefits may not repeat a course in which they have a passing grade unless a higher grade is required to pursue their program of study. In addition, VA students may not repeat a course in which they have received transfer credit for the same course.
Administrative Swap Policy – Undergraduate
Under the administrative swap policy, the university has permission to reenroll students in a failed remedial course, a failed prerequisite course, or a failed required course which results in the student's GPA falling below a 2.0 at the undergraduate level. Students who would like to opt out of being reenrolled may send an email to optoutadminswap@strayer.edu. Students may opt in or opt out at any time.