Repeating Courses – Graduate

A graduate student may repeat any college-level course in which they receive a grade of C or below. 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.

Students enrolled in a graduate degree may have no more than three repeat grades on their academic record, appearing as "repeat excluded" on the student record. Students enrolled in graduate certificate programs may have no more than two 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 C or below is received will be counted toward the student’s cumulative grade point average. Students may continue to enroll and pursue their programs of study until 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.

Students who wish to improve a 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 programs of study. In addition, a VA student may not repeat a course in which they have received transfer credit for the same course.

Students who are earning a master's degree and are required to repeat a course they previously passed because the class exceeded the 10-year rule do not need to submit a repeat appeal for their first repeat; however, if they do not pass the first repeat, they will need to submit a repeat appeal for subsequent attempts.

Administrative Swap Policy – Graduate

Under the administrative swap policy, the university has permission to reenroll students in a failed prerequisite or a failed required course that results in the GPA falling below 2.5 at the graduate level. Students who would like to opt out of being reenrolled may send an email to optoutadminswap@strayer.edu. Students may opt in or out at any time.