Introduction
Repeating classes does affect your financial aid.
Question
How does repeating a course affect my financial aid?
Answer
Financial Aid regulations allow students to repeat courses up to 3 times depending on the grade situation. For example, a student takes ENG 100 and fails/withdraws it, the student can repeat the course a second time for a better grade. If the student fails or withdraws a second time, they can received financial aid for a 3rd attempt to pass the course. Once that 3rd attempt occurs, if the student fails/withdraws, they are no longer eligible to receive financial aid for any additional attempts for that course. If the student successfully (A-D) completes a repeat attempt, and wants to repeat it for a better grade, financial aid will not cover that additional attempt.
When you retake courses to increase your GPA, this may reduce your percentage of credits completed. You need to maintain a minimum 2/3 (66.67%) completion rate each term to be eligible for financial aid.
Example: You take a three-credit course and receive a “D” grade. Your completion rate is 100% for this course (3 credits completed/3 credits attempted). You decide to retake this course for a better grade to improve your GPA; you now have a 50% completion rate for this course (3 credits completed/6 credits attempted).
There is also a maximum time frame component to financial aid eligibility. See the Satisfactory Academic Progress policy for complete information.
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