o
Fall
o
o o o o
DPT
o
Credential
o
Other:
o
Ms.
o
Mr.
o
Other:
o Deny
o Deny
o Deny
Indicate semester and year:
BE ADVISED:
Student Signature (required):
Office of Graduate Studies
Course Repeat Petition
Deadlines: September 1 (Fall) / February 1 (Spring)
Carefully read all of the instructions provided BEFORE filling out this form.
Course Name
City
Grade Earned
Indicate level:
MA / MS
Ed.D. / Ph.D.
List course(s) that you’re attempting to repeat:
Graduate Coordinator Name (printed)
Department
Chair Name (printed)
University Review
First Name
Address:
State
Zip
Street
Date:
Course Number
Office of Graduate Studies
o Approve
- Approval of the Petition does not guarantee a seat in the class.
- Petition is valid for only the semester being requested.
An explanation of why repeating the course is necessary in order to complete program requirements, and
An explanation of why you were unsuccessful in earlier course attempts, and why you will be successful if you are able to attempt the
course again.
Student ID #:
Last Name
To complete this petition, submit a typed statement to the Graduate Coordinator of your department. You must meet with the
Graduate Coordinator to carefully develop and review your statement. Your statement must include the following:
DOB:
Graduate Coordinator
Semester / Yr Taken
SacLink Email
Program:
Department Chair
Records Updates
Graduate Coordinator Signature
Chair Signature
Dean (print)
Sign below and submit this petition to your Graduate Program Coordinator AND Department Chair for a recommendation to the Office of
Graduate Studies.
Dean Signature
Registrar's Office Use Only
o Approve
Date:
Date
Daytime Telephone:
Exp. Graduation
Date
ATTENTION FINANCIAL AID RECIPIENTS: New federal regulations may not allow reimbursement for repeating a course.
Check with the Financial Aid Office to determine if you are eligible to receive financial aid for repeating this course.
Department
Initials
o Approve
Date:
Telephone: (916) 278-6470
Return completed form to:
Office of Graduate Studies
California State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street, RFC 215
Sacramento, CA 95819-6112
Restrictions on repeats for enrolled and classified graduate and certificate students within specific programs,
represent substantive program changes and not exceptions to the repeat policy.
This policy does not count attempted coursework forgiven under the academic renewal process.
Departments and Colleges may not have a repeat policy that is less stringent than the campus policy.
*The default sequence for applying forgiven and averaged grades is to forgive grades for repeated courses that are
eligible (that have not already been repeated once).
If a student is granted permission to repeat a course for the second time (i.e., 3
rd
total attempt), the first repeat
(second attempt) and all additional attempts shall be averaged when calculating the student’s overall grade-point
average.*
GRADUATE COURSE REPEAT POLICY AND PETITION
Graduate and Credential Post-Baccalaureate students may file, at the program level, a petition to repeat a course
only if they earned grades lower than a B. Such grades include a B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D-, F, WU, and NC. This
petition must be submitted and approved prior to enrolling in the course. If program requirements allow for a specific
number of C grades, students should file a petition to repeat those courses if grades earned were lower than a C (C-
, D+, D, D-, F, WU, and NC).
Additional Information
IMPORTANT: Repetition of a “B” or higher grade in graduate or undergraduate courses is not allowed for grade
point average improvement.
Grade Forgiveness is the circumstance in which the new grade replaces the former grade in terms of calculation of
GPA, etc. If a graduate or credential program allows a course to be taken a second time, the first grade shall be
forgiven. Grade forgiveness shall not be applicable to a course for which the original grade was the result of a
finding of academic dishonesty.
Grade Forgiveness
Grades Averaged