Grade Forgiveness and Repetition of Courses
Undergraduate students are permitted to repeat up to 16 quarter units for grade forgiveness in courses that they earned grades lower than a C, which is limited to a grade of C-, D+, D, D-, F or WU.
Courses for which the original grade was a result of academic dishonesty are not eligible for grade forgiveness.
Any course within the above parameters is eligible for grade forgiveness one time only.
Each quarter, advisors are encouraged to proactively contact and advise students who have received a failing grade in any course.
Sources:
Academic Senate Resolution: AS-702-10 "Resolution on Grade Forgiveness" (PDF). Approved 25 February 2010.
CSU Executive Order: EO 1037 "CSU Grading, Repetition of Courses, Academic Renewal, and Appeals Policy". Revised 27 July 2021.
Policy on Grade Forgiveness and Repetition of Courses under the semester system, to begin 2026-27
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may repeat up to 16 semester units with grade forgiveness;
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may repeat an individual course for grade forgiveness no more than two times;
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and may repeat an additional 12 semester units where the repeat grade shall not replace the original grade; instead both grades shall be calculated into the student's overall grade point average.
Updated: 8/15/2024