A Course Repeat Form is required to repeat any courses. Third and subsequent attempts to repeat a course will require the approval of the Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs.
When a student repeats a course at RVCC, the grade achieved in the most recent attempt will be the grade used in the cGPA calculation. All previous grades will remain on the transcript but are not used in the cGPA calculation. Repeated courses completed at an institution outside of River Valley Community College and transferred in will not replace a previous grade or be used in the calculation of the cGPA.
Financial Aid Implications:
There are financial aid implications to repeating courses. Financial aid funds may be used repeatedly to pay for a course if the student failed/withdrew.
For one time only, financial aid will cover a repeated course that has been previously passed (and paid for with financial aid funds). For this purpose, passed means any grade higher than an “F,” regardless of any program requirement of a higher qualitative grade. However, if a student passed a course once, and uses financial aid funds for retaking it and fails, that failure counts as their paid retake. Financial aid may not cover the student retaking the course a third time.